Rapper Fetty Wap faces mandatory 5-year sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy drug charge

Rapper Fetty Wap is dealing with at the very least 5 years in jail after pleading guilty to a conspiracy drug charge Monday. The plea was made in federal court docket in Central Islip on Long Island earlier than U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Locke.

The 31-year-old, whose actual identify is William Junior Maxwell II, and 5 others had been arrested in October and charged with “conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances, including cocaine, fentanyl and heroin,” in accordance to court docket paperwork.

On Monday, Maxwell pleaded guilty to the charge, which comes with a minimal sentence of 5 years in jail.

Maxwell didn’t request to be launched on bond and stays in custody. No sentencing date was scheduled, a consultant for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York mentioned. 

Authorities declare that between June 2019 and June 2020, Maxwell and 5 others used the U.S. Postal Service and automobiles with hidden compartments to distribute 100 kilograms of unlawful substances from the West Coast to Long Island and New Jersey. 

Once the medicine arrived on Long Island, they had been allegedly distributed to sellers. Maxwell was accused of being a kilogram-level redistributor for the trafficking group.

Two of Maxwell’s co-defendants have beforehand pleaded guilty to fees stemming from the case. Robert Leonardi pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess managed substances and Anthony Cyntje pleaded guilty to that very same depend and a firearms charge.

Maxwell is greatest recognized for his chart-topping hit “Trap Queen,” which earned him two Grammy nominations in 2015. The tracks “My Way,” “679” and “Again,” all off his 2015 self-titled album, additionally cracked the Billboard Top 100 that 12 months.