Fetty Wap sentenced to 6 years in prison for drug trafficking.

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Fetty Wap sentenced to 6 years in prison for drug trafficking.
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Rapper Fetty Wap, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, has been sentenced to six years in prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking scheme that saw narcotics shipped from the West Coast and sold in New Jersey and Long Island. Maxwell pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances pertaining to cocaine. He apologized in court, but prosecutors argued that he used his fame to "glamorize the drug trade." Six people were charged in connection with the conspiracy, four of whom have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing.

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