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According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, 33-year-old Chad Arrington, aka “Chad Focus,” received his sentence Wednesday, more than a year after he pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud conspiracy. The charge stemmed from a multi-year scheme in which Chad Focus allegedly used a company credit card to make more than $4 million worth of fraudulent purchases. Prosecutors say he had used the stolen money to buy billboards across the U.S., including one in Times Square that touted him as the “#1 recording artist in the world.” He is also accused of using some of that money to purchase social media followers as well as services that artificially increased online streaming of his songs.
Chad Focus Sentenced to 30 Months for Stealing $4M to Finance Rap Career
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According to The Baltimore Sun, rapper Chad Focus, real name Chad Arrington, was sentenced to over two years in prison for charging $4,142,435.31 on the company card for his former employer, Agora Publishing. His prison time will be followed by 12 months of home confinement as part of three years of supervised release, and Arrington was ordered to pay restitution in the full amount of the victim’s losses, totaling $4,142,435.31.
Arrington admitted to using the credit card to purchase sound equipment, studio kits, instruments, and music technology to further his rap career, which also included a company he created called Focus Music Entertainment LLC. Arrington also paid for likes, followers, tags, and views across social media platforms, promotions for his music, and he bought billboards throughout the country to promote his music and music company. In addition, Arrin
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Chad Arrington goes by “Chad Focus and he has just been sentenced to two and a half years in jail because he used a company credit card to help his rap career, like buying a billboard in Times Square and followers on social media. He seemed remorseful during his sentencing, he told the judge
“I did let down the city; I let down the youth,”
He pleaded guilty to a charge of federal wire fraud conspiracy in February 2020.
His plea calls for him to pay more than $4 million in restitution.
By @HeyNatalia on IG
PAKISTAN-RUPEE-IMF-DOLLAR
Chad Arrington goes by “Chad Focus and he has just been sentenced to two and a half years in jail because he used a company credit card to help his rap career, like buying a billboard in Times Square and followers on social media. He seemed remorseful during his sentencing, he told the judge
“I did let down the city; I let down the youth,”
He pleaded guilty to a charge of federal wire fraud conspiracy in February 2020.
His plea calls for him to pay more than $4 million in restitution.
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