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G Herbo Facing Up To 20 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty to Wire Fraud Charges

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G Herbo Facing Up To 20 Years In Prison After Pleading Guilty to Wire Fraud Charges
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MARCH 11: G Herbo performs in concert during the "PTSD" tour at The Tabernacle on March 11, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Two years ago, Chicago rapper G Herbo, whose birth name is Herbert Wright III, and five members of his entourage were implicated in a 14-count indictment on federal charges, which included wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

The indictment, filed by the U.S. District Court in Springfield, Massachusetts, back in October, alleged that Wright, along with his co-defendants Joseph Williams, Steven Hayes Jr., Demario Sorrells, and Terrence Bender, had engaged in the theft of credit card information. They allegedly utilized fake IDs, driver’s licenses, and email accounts to make extravagant purchases over the past couple of years. These purchases involved flying in private jets, renting exotic cars, taking a vacation at a villa in Jamaica in 2017, and acquiring two designer puppies.

Wright’s manager/promoter, Antonio “T-Glo” Strong, was also named in the indictment as ringleader of the operation and was charged with wire fraud. Strong turned himself into authorities on Sept. 25, 2020 and “appeared for a removal hearing before U.S. District Judge Robert Dow, who ordered him brought to Massachusetts in the custody of the U.S. Marshals to face the charges there,” the Chicago Tribune  previously reported.

On Wednesday, July 19, Wright pleaded guilty to the wire fraud charge and was directed to appear in a Massachusetts court, where the terms of the plea agreement filed by prosecutors was discussed, according to the Chicago Tribune.

“The proceeds from these fraudulent activities were used by Wright to travel to various concert venues and to boost his career by sharing photographs and/or videos of himself on private jets, exotic cars, and at the Jamaican villa,” the plea agreement states. “Furthermore, Wright assisted Strong in obtaining designer puppies from a business by falsely claiming to be the actual purchaser of the puppies and concealing Strong’s true identity from the business.”

The wire fraud count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years; however, based on federal sentencing guidelines, Herbo will likely face a sentence ranging from two to three years. He has also been ordered to pay $140,000 to several alleged victims of the fraud, including $10,458 to Woof Woof Puppies in Michigan, according to the terms of the plea agreement.

A plea hearing has tentatively been scheduled for July 27 before U.S. District Judge Mark G. Mastroianni.

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Summer Walker Announces Third Studio Album ‘Finally Over It’ & New Single “Heart of a Woman”

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Summer Walker has officially unveiled the title of her much-anticipated third studio album, Finally Over It, which will be released under LVRN/Interscope Records. The announcement came after fans engaged in a unique interactive experience on Spotify, where they filled in the blank for a canvas that teased the album’s name as “_____ Over It.”

Leading up to its release, Walker has announced the first single, “Heart of a Woman,” now available for pre-save, which she teased on TikTok. Finally Over It is the follow-up to her chart-topping sophomore album, Still Over It, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

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Lloyd Banks Announces ‘All Or Nothing Vol. 3: Despite My Mistakes’

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After releasing Halloween Havoc IV: The 72nd Hour last October, Lloyd Banks is back on social media to announce his upcoming project, All Or Nothing Vol. 3: Despite My Mistakes. This will be the third installment in the All Or Nothing series, following Failure’s No Option (F.N.O.) in 2013 and Live It Up in 2016. As of now, Banks has yet to reveal an official release date.

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Kanye West Announces New Solo Album ‘Bully’

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After collaborating with Ty Dolla $ign on Vulture 1 & 2, Kanye West surprised fans by announcing his forthcoming solo album titled Bully during a live performance at the Wuyuan River Stadium in Haikou, China.

“I got a new album coming out,” he revealed to the audience. “The album’s called ‘Bully,’ and this song is called ‘Beauty and the Beast.’” He then debuted the song, which features his signature vocal style over an instrumental. The lyrics include, “I still think about it every night and day to try to stay away, to keep my audience / Don’t take this disrespect, I’m sitting here trying to redirect.”

Watch Kanye in the clip below.

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