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Fetty Wap Sentenced to Six Years in Prison on Federal Drug Charge

Thania Garcia Fetty Wap was sentenced to six years in federal prison on Wednesday in connection to a drug conspiracy charge that claims he was trafficking narcotics across the country. The “Trap Queen” rapper was also ordered to five years of supervision after his prison sentence ends. The six-year sentence is one year longer than the minimum, according to The New York Times. Prosecutors had argued for the New Jersey-born rapper to serve a longer term in a letter addressed to the judge last week, urging that Fetty Wap (real name Willie Junior Maxwell II) had used his fame to “glamorize the drug trade” while making a wealthy living from his music. The letter made reference to one of his music videos to support the claim.
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Rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to six years behind bars in NY drug case
part in a bi-coastal drug ring.The hip-hop star — whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II — and five others were accused of driving to Long Island about six times in the spring of 2020 and buying kilograms of cocaine that was then sold in New York and New Jersey.The Paterson, NJ, native was personally accused of dealing 25 kilograms of the drug in the Garden State.The 31-year-old “Trap Queen” rapper pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to possess and distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and faced a minimum of five years and a maximum of 40 years behind bars for the crime.Central Islip federal Judge Joanna Seybert handed down the sentence.Last week, prosecutors recommended that Maxwell — who has been locked up since August — receive from seven years and three months to nine years behind bars, claiming he was a “large-scale narcotics trafficker” who “continues to use his fame, sizable platform and influence to glamorize the drug trade.”The feds cited as an example his breakout hit “Trap Queen,” which Maxwell wrote about an ex-girlfriend who helped him peddle drugs in Paterson.Maxwell’s lawyer, Elizabeth Macedonia, said her client should be sentenced to the minimum, claiming he’s taken “full responsibility for his crimes.” The lawyer said Maxwell was motivated to start dealing drugs so that he could continue to provide for his family and friends — including his eight children — after his concert revenues dried up because of the pandemic.Maxwell was arrested on Oct. 29, 2021, and had been free on $500,000 bond until he allegedly violated the conditions of his release by threatening someone on a FaceTime call with a gun on Dec.
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Fetty Wap jailed after allegedly threatening to kill man during FaceTime call
Fetty Wap has been jailed after allegedly threatening to kill a man while making a FaceTime call last year, it’s been reported.On December 11 2021, the musician – whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II – is said by prosecutors to have stated on a video call: ‘Imma kill you and everybody you with,’ while also brandishing a gun.The video call is said to have taken place two months after the 31-year-old was arrested on drug charges, with prosecutors outlining that the threat violated the terms of his pretrial release.In October that year, Maxwell was taken into custody by FBI agents, having been charged with ‘conspiring to distribute and possess controlled substances’ alongside five other individuals.The Trap Queen star was released on a $500,000 (£413,510) bail the following month, after authorities seized 16 kilograms of cocaine, two kilograms of heroin, fentanyl pills, five guns and approximately $1.5million (£1.24m) in cash during the investigation.In an affidavit, it stated that the rapper displayed a gun during the video call and threatened a man’s life, AP News reported, which is regarded as a violation of state law.Furthermore, the musician’s possession of the firearm and the threat he allegedly made is also reported to have been in violation of the terms of his release when he secured bond in November 2021 for his drug charge.During the FaceTime call, Maxwell reportedly made repeated threats to the unidentified man stating: ‘I’m gonna kill you,’ while also responding to being labelled a ‘rat’ by saying: ‘Your man is a rat.’Metro.co.uk has contacted Maxwell’s representatives for comment.According to the 679 rapper’s website, he’s scheduled to be performing at Troubadours Country Saloon in Alabama on Friday
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