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G
Herbo
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G
Herbo
caught
a
break
in
his
federal
wire
fraud
case
after
being
sentenced
to
three
years
probation
and
subjected
to
fines.
As
previously
reported
the
Chicago
rapper
was
indicted
in
December
2020
along
with
five
of
his
friends
on
federal
fraud
charges.
The
shocking
charges
alleged
that
his
lifestyle
was
funded
by
money
stolen
from
innocent
people’s
credit
cards
on
the
dark
web
that
he
used
to
pay
for
designer
puppies,
private
jets,
exotic
car
rentals,
and
a
luxury
vacation
rental.
The
feds
alleged
that
the
fraud
took
place
from
March
2017
until
November
2018
with
the
help
of
Herbo’s
co-defendant
Antonio
Strong.
Later,
Herbo,
whose
real
name
is
Herbert
Wright,
gained
another
charge
after
allegedly
lying
to
federal
agents.
The
Associated
Press
reports
that
in
July
2023,
he
pleaded
guilty
to
one
count
of
conspiracy
to
commit
wire
fraud
and
one
count
of
making
a
false
statement
to
a
federal
official.
Prosecutors
wanted
him
jailed
for
a
year
and
a
day
with
36
months
of
supervised
release.
Now
according
to
AP,
he
was
sentenced
on
January
11
but
he
got
off
easy.
United
States
District
Court
Judge
Mark
G.
Mastroianni
slapped
Herbo
with
restitution,
forfeiture
of
$139,968,
a
$5,500
fine,
and
three
years
of
probation.
Acting
United
States
Attorney
Joshua
S.
Levy
spoke
on
the
news
in
a
press
release.;
“On
social
media,
Mr.
Wright
boasted
an
extravagant
lifestyle.
He
gave
the
impression
that
his
use
of
private
jets,
luxury
cars
and
tropical
villas
were
the
legitimate
fruits
of
his
booming
rap
career
as
“G
Herbo.”
However,
his
lavish
lifestyle
was
shamelessly
built
on
deceit
and
fraud
using
stolen
account
information
that
inflicted
substantial
harm
on
numerous
businesses,
leaving
a
wake
of
victims
burdened
with
financial
losses,”
said
“This
case
should
serve
as
a
stark
reminder
that
breaking
the
law
leads
to
prosecution
and
accountability,
regardless
of
who
you
are,
how
many
likes
you
rack
up
or
how
many
followers
you
have,”
he
added.
G
Herbo
should
be
the
first
person
in
church
Sunday
after
avoiding
federal
jail
time
on
a
fraud
case.
That
is
almost
unheard
of
when
you’re
in
the
crosshairs
of
the
feds.
