G Herbo faced up to 20 years behind bars for a credit card scheme involving a boutique puppy business, a Jamaican villa and other ill-gotten assets. The Chicago rapper pleaded guilty to the charges last summer and received three years of probation in the matter.
As reported by Chicago Sun-Times, G Herbo, 28, was handed a three-year suspended sentence on Thursday (January 11) after he used stolen credit cards to finance a scheme involving the aforementioned puppy business, private jets and other items.
U.S. District Judge Mark G. Mastroianni ordered the rapper, who was born Herbert Wright III and once rapped under the moniker Lil Herb, to pay restitution totaling $139,968 and surrender assets in the same amount, according to a press release from the US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts.
From the website of the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts:
“On social media, Mr Wright boasted of an extravagant lifestyle. He gave the impression that the use of private jets, luxury cars and tropical villas were the legitimate fruits of his burgeoning rap career as 'G Herbo'. However, his lavish lifestyle was shamelessly based on deception and fraud using stolen account information which caused significant damage to many businesses, leaving a number of victims with financial losses.” said Assistant United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy. “This case should be a reminder that breaking the law leads to prosecution and accountability, no matter who you are, how many likes you get, or how many followers you have.”
As revealed in 2020, G Herbo was able to obtain stolen credit card information from the so-called “dark web”. The scheme also involved fake IDs, licenses and email accounts, the indictment filings show.
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