Rapper G Herbo agreed to plead guilty in Massachusetts to federal wire fraud charges. It is alleged that he used stolen identities to fund private jets, a Jamaican villa and “designer puppies.” He then reportedly lied about it to federal agents.

The rapper was recently arrested on a gun charge in Chicago. He entered into a plea deal with prosecutors on the same day that he was due to appear in  U.S. District Court in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Wednesday.

The plea still remains to be approved by the judge. The charges come two and a half years after Wright was indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. In 2021, the charge of lying to agents was added in a separate indictment.

Although the wire fraud charge carries a sentence of 20 years in prison, under federal sentencing guidelines Wright is looking to likely spend two to three years in jail.

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Who is G Herbo?

Born Herbert Randall Wright III, G Herbo was formerly known as Lil Herb. The Chicago-based rapper is signed to Machine Entertainment Group.

The 27-year-old dropped out of school when he was 16. He was influenced by Meek Mill, Jeezy, Gucci Mane, Yo Gotti and Lil Wayne.

G Herbo first gained attention with the song Kill Shit alongside Lil Bibby. Since its release, the song has been viewed over 50 million times on YouTube.

G Herbo and Lil Bibby gained more popularity when Canadian rapper Drake called them “the future.” Herbo’s first mixtape, Welcome to Fazoland, was released on February 17, 2014. In April 2014, Herbo collaborated with East Coast rapper Nicki Minaj on Chiraq.

He also released Pistol P Project (2014), Ballin Like I’m Kobe (2015), and Strictly 4 My Fans (2016). His studio albums are his debut Humble Beast (2017) and with Southside of 808 Mafia, Swervo (2018), his first major release through Epic Records.

His third studio album, PTSD (2020), became his first top-ten entry on the Billboard 200, while his fourth album, 25, was released in 2021. It marked his first release through Republic Records.

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G Herbo was in a relationship Ariana Fletcher with whom he has a son, who was born in 2018. In 2020, he got engaged to Taina Williams, stepdaughter of rapper Fabolous. She gave birth to their first child, a boy, on May 27, 2021.