Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - “RAPPER G HERBO PLEADS GUILTY TO CREDIT CARD FRAUD, USING STOLEN INFO TO PAY FOR JETS AND DESIGNER PUPPIES”

Episode Date: August 8, 2023

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnalyticG Herbo Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud: How He Used Stolen Info to Pay for Jets, Designer Puppies, and MoreChicago rapper G Herbo has pleaded guilty to charges related to a scheme involving stolen credit card information. The 27-year-old allegedly used the scheme to pay for an extravagant lifestyle, including private jets, expensive cars, luxury vacation rentals, and even designer puppies.As part of the deal with prosecutors, the court dismissed several counts of aggravated identity theft. The rapper has also agreed to forfeit nearly $140,000, which represents the amount he benefited from the $1.5 million scheme.According to acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy, G Herbo "used stolen account information as his very own unlimited funding source, using victims' payment cards to finance an extravagant lifestyle and advance his career."The scheme — which ran from March 2017 to November 2018 — involved G Herbo and his promoter, Antonio Strong, sharing stolen account information from dark websites through texts, social media messages, and emails.One instance involved using stolen account information to pay for a chartered jet from Chicago to Austin, Tex., for G Herbo and his entourage, according to authorities. On another occasion, a stolen account was used to pay for a luxurious Jamaican villa where G Herbo and seven others stayed for several days. G Herbo also helped Strong purchase two designer Yorkshire terrier puppies from a Michigan pet shop, totaling over $10,000.The stolen credit card transactions went through initially because the information was authentic, but many of the real card holders discovered the fraud and later reported it.In May 2021, G Herbo lied to federal investigators about his connection with Strong, but prosecutors later revealed that the two had been working together since at least 2016.Antonio Strong has pleaded not guilty and is currently awaiting trial. G Herbo's sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 7, and he could face a maximum jail time of 25 years.Listen to this episode of Notorious Mass Effect to learn more about the G Herbo credit card fraud case and how he used stolen information to fund his lavish lifestyle.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Being a man named Herbert is beyond hilarious, especially when it's attached to your gangster-like persona when talking about the rapper G. Herbo, whose real name is Herbert Wright III. Now, why do I know this information? No, I'm not the police. I'm not a part of the federal bureau investigation. but this man has found himself in some trouble. As he's pleaded guilty, which is like a plea deal, July 28, 20, 23, took conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making false statements. He is accused of using stolen credit card information to pay for private jets, luxury vehicles, and designer puppies. Yes, you heard me correctly, designer with a D, puppies.

with a pee y'all let me know if that's worth it but anyways this is interesting information to me because he was already committed or people brought this up a while ago you know i heard this story not too long ago it was like a year or two ago so it was it was a while ago so i'm interested to see how it's coming up now as i don't know if this was like he was fighting it for a while and now he just played guilty but i've heard this story about the design of purpies puppies and gherba a while ago and And I know a lot of people like to make jokes about the PPP scams or whatever. Is it PPP or is it something else? I don't know, man.

Some type of scam. You know, people be scamming left and right. And when you get caught, not going to lie to you. I don't think people really care that much as long as you ain't killing nobody or whatever. Like, so, you know, unlike the people who say free young thug, I want to be mad at people who say free G. Herbo. Because young thug is a whole different situation as far as, you know, lives and being taken and stuff allegedly. Not trying to get sued.

You feel me? But as far as you heard, but, you know, just a little, just a little fraud, you know what I mean, not too crazy. Just a little wire fraud, you know, just a little false statements to the police, which, you know, I'm not condoning. But I'm saying, you know, I guess it's worse acts to be committed, especially when it comes to the hip-hop space. Just let that sink in. So anyways, stolen credit card information is kind of, you know, that's a lot, you know, especially for private jets. Like, you know, he ain't even using that for food. Like, you know how people sometimes steal from Walmart.

and why I'm not condoning stealing, I'm just pointing out a fact. You know, people think that is buy one, steal five items at Walmart sometimes, and they get caught. You know, the public perception is just like, hey, if Walmart wasn't paying people, you know, they didn't have so many self-checkout machines

and gave people real jobs to check out items, maybe we wouldn't have, maybe we wouldn't be incentivized, to steal as much. Which, you know, I hear at that point, And I'm just like, man, y'all are some non-lawabiding citizens. That's what I was the point. So according to court documents, right, aka Herbo and his co-conspirators, conspirators,

that's how you say it, used stolen credit card information to put, we already said that. And they also use stolen credit card information to purchase at high-end retailers such as Gucci and Louis Vuitton. I'm still stuck on the design of puppies. I'm not going to lie to you. Like what in the world makes you scam people and you stolen credit cards for designer puppies? Like who are you trying to impress? Like honestly, who is this man trying to impress? Designer puppies?

At the end of the day, at all the things, not condone and stealing, but to steal money to buy designer puppies, I'm still stuck on that. Because like, what goes through your mind to be like, you know what? I can't afford this. Let me just go out steel stone for this designer pumpy. Like, a puppy? Not a puppy. Anyways. The accused of stealing over 100,000.

Oh, goodness. This man faces a maximum census of 20 years in prison. This man facing 20. Talk about Toray Lanes. He got off with eight, right? I think he got eight. I don't know how much he got. But obviously, it's a maximum sentence.

So he probably, I don't know. But it seems like he won't get the full 20. I don't know. obviously i'm not no lawyer but that's what's saying maximum sentence of 20 is still scary um but his plea agreement was filed to u.s district court and he will be sentenced on november 15th 2023 and this is not the first time he has been in trouble with the law they bring it up they bring it up old stuff yeah this man this man going to be locked up for a while man they bring it up you know when they start bringing up stuff from 2014 to 2018 you know they'd be having it

out for you. So there's been in the making. So yeah, man, I don't know how long G Herbo going away. You know, unfortunate for my G. Herbo fans out there. I don't know how many years he's going to get. I'm not no attorney or a lawyer whatever, no type of, yeah. So we just got to wait and see. It's just not looking good. He's facing a maximum of 20 years for stealing over 100,000 worth of, like, assets, I guess. I mean, I guess with the stolen credit card information, that's how much money

he stole. So that's, hey, only the future would tell how much this may actually get sentenced. But if you do know when he gets sentenced, it's November 15th, 20, 23. So click my link to your bio. Let me know one of my social medias. What do you think about G Herbo being sentenced to a, well, facing a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison? and how do you feel about this entire situation? And for my G Herbo fans out there, how do you feel like this man may be going away for maximum 20 years in prison

with a chance to get a lesser sentence, but that's the maximum? So how do you feel about this entire situation?