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CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (Fox5) - Rapper Fetty Wap pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court in New York to a conspiracy drug charge & now faces at least 5 years in prison.
Federal authorities first arrested Wap, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, last October on federal charges of participating in a conspiracy to smuggle large amounts of heroin, fentanyl & other drugs into the New York City area. He was later released on bond.
But 2 weeks ago, U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Locke revoked Wap's bond and ordered back behind bars for violating the terms of his pretrial release.
The FBI claimed Wap threatened to kill a person while on a FaceTime video call in 2021. During the call, Fetty Wap repeatedly threatened, "I'm going to kill you" while pointing a gun at the screen. After the man on the other end of the call called Fetty a rat, the rapper said, "Your man is a rat."
On Monday, Wap faced the same magistrate in Central Islip & pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute & possess controlled substances, the top charge in the indictment. That charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years in prison. But federal sentencing guidelines are likely to recommend additional years in prison.
Federal authorities accused Wap & 5 co-defendants of conspiring to possess & distribute more than 100 kilograms of heroin, fentanyl & crack cocaine between June 2019 & June 2020.
Wap, whose hometown is Paterson, is perhaps best known for his hit "Trap Queen."
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