Fetty Wap Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Charges & Faces At Least 5 Years In Prison

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Fetty Wap (b. Willie Maxwell II) pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute 500 grams of cocaine, according to the New York Post. The rapper entered the guilty plea at the federal courthouse in Central Islip on Long Island. Fetty, 31, told Judge Steven I. Locke that he “agreed with other people to distribute cocaine.” The charge carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison but a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years.

Throughout their investigation,  federal agents say they uncovered $1.5 million in cash, 16 kilograms of cocaine, 2 kilograms of heroin, fentanyl pills, and several guns, per TMZ. Fetty reportedly remains in custody as he awaits his fate.

The guilty plea was “standard,” and Fetty is not cooperating with law enforcement, according to his attorney, Elizabeth Macedonio. “He’s not cooperating. I want that to be very, very clear,” the lawyer told reporters in the hallway outside the courtroom. Despite facing some serious jail time, Fetty seemed “jovial,” according to the New York Post.

Prosecutors allege that the rapper was involved in a scheme where he and a cohort would pick up cocaine in Suffolk County and move it to his home in New Jersey, where it would be distributed. Prosecutor Chris Caffarone told the presiding judge that the US Attorney’s Office would provide “significant evidence” if the case went to trial. That evidence would reportedly include witness testimony and footage showing Fetty Wap “out here on Long Island.”

Fetty has another pending case – for allegedly making death threats during a December 2022 FaceTime call.

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