Reality star, Brittish Cierrah Williams, has been sentenced to four years in prison for her involvement in tax fraud, bank fraud, insurance fraud, and pandemic-related scams.
Williams, who previously appeared on “Basketball Wives” pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including the misuse of a Social Security number, bank fraud, making false statements to the IRS, and wire fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri, confirmed this in a statement.
Regarding the sentencing, Williams’ attorney, Beau Brindley, claimed, “Brittish Williams was punished today, not for fraud, but for her celebrity. The Court chose to treat her more harshly due to her status as a public figure rather than treating similarly situated defendants equally.”
Brindley also stated, “Ms. Williams’s success is not a crime subject to enhanced penalty. And we will challenge this sentence through every legal means available.”
In addition to the four-year prison sentence, Williams, 33, will be on supervised release for five years after her release from prison and was ordered to pay $564,069 in restitution.
Tuesday’s decision deviates from Brindley’s suggestion of an 18-month sentence and the pre-sentence investigation report’s suggestion of a 63-month prison sentence.
U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey addressed Williams during the sentencing hearing, stating, “You knew what you were doing. You knew it was wrong and you did it anyway.”
