#Rapper #NBA #YoungBoy pleads #guilty in Utah prescription #drugfraud ring #caseRapper NBA YoungBoy entered a Utah courtroom Monday morning with his head hung low as he pleaded guilty to his part in a large-scale prescription drug fraud ring that he operated out of his multi-million dollar home in Huntsville.
The 25-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, was originally charged in the Logan District Court with 46 charges related to the accusations.
On Monday, he pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree felony identity fraud, two counts of third-degree felony forgery, and six counts of misdemeanor unlawful pharmacy conduct. Gaulden entered a “no contest” plea to the remaining charges.
As part of the plea deal, Gaulden will not have to serve time in Utah State Prison. Instead, his four felony charges were reduced to misdemeanors, and he was ordered to pay a $25,000 fine.
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Logan District Judge Spencer Walsh agreed to suspend a prison sentence in the case as Gaulden is expected to serve a “substantial” 27 months in federal prison for related charges. Following his release, Gaulden will then be placed on five years of federal supervised probation.
“This is somewhat of a unique case where there have been multiple jurisdictions involved, both multiple jurisdictions in the federal and the state systems,” said state prosecutor Ronnie Keller. “This is just part, really, a smaller cog in the bigger wheel of ultimately seeking justice.
