Rapper Willie Junior Maxwell II, known by his stage name , has been sentenced to six years in prison for drug trafficking.
The news of the was announced by the Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York, who explained that the musician was a member of an organisation that distributed more than 100kg of cocaine, heroine, fentanyl and crack cocaine across Long Island and New Jersey.
‘Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, United States District Judge Joanna Seybert sentenced William Junior Maxwell II, who is the rap artist known as “Fetty Wap,” to six years’ imprisonment and five years of post-release supervision for conspiracy to distribute cocaine,’ the press release read.
Last year, it was reported that the 31-year-old had been jailed after while making a FaceTime call in 2021.
In August 2022, the prosecutor’s office that he pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess and distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.
On Wednesday May 24, Maxwell appeared before Judge Joanna Seybert at the federeal court in Central Islip, New York, the reported.
The publication claimed that in a letter sent to the judge last week, prosecutors wanted Maxwell to receive a longer sentence.
They alleged that he had used his fame to ‘glamorise the drug trade’.
‘Young people who admire the defendant and are considering selling drugs need to be sent a message that selling drugs is not a glamorous lifestyle and, if they participate in that trade, they will receive lengthy prison sentences,’ wrote Breon Peace, US attorney for the Eastern District.
Maxwell’s co-defendant Anthony Cyntje, a New Jersey correction officer, was sentenced to 72 months in prison imprisonment for his role in the drug trafficking conspiracy in March this year, while the four remaining co-defendants pleaded guilty and are yet to be sentenced.
The US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York said that according to court filings, the defendants distributed the 100kg of aforementioned drugs between June 2019 and June 2020.
The release stipulated that Mawell was ‘a kilogram-level redistributor for the trafficking organization’.
