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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Emmanuel Camarillo

Chicago rapper G Herbo gets 3 years’ probation for using stolen credit card to pay for puppies, private planes

G Herbo attends the BET Awards in Los Angeles in June 2023. He led Chicago’s drill music to international prominence alongside fellow rappers and collaborators Chief Keef and Lil Durk. (Bennett Raglin/Getty)

Chicago rapper G Herbo was sentenced to three years’ probation by a federal judge on Thursday for using information from stolen credit cards to pay for a luxurious lifestyle that included private jets and designer puppies.

G Herbo, whose real name is Herbert Wright III, was also ordered by U.S. District Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to pay restitution totaling $139,968 and forfeit the same amount in assets, the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Massachusetts said.

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