Brittish Williams of VH1’s “Basketball Wives” Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Fraud

October 26, 2023

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A judge has sentenced Brittish Williams of VH1’s Basketball Wives, to four years in prison for her involvement in several schemes, including tax fraud, bank fraud, insurance fraud, and pandemic-related scam.

Brittish Williams, 33, pleaded guilty to 15 felonies, which included misusing Social Security numbers, making false statements to the IRS, and wire fraud. Her deceptive actions continued even after federal agents first got in touch with her and indicted her, as the sentencing hearing made clear.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane Klocke highlighted the seriousness of Williams’ crimes, emphasizing the need for strict punishment. U.S. District Judge Henry Autrey stated, “You knew what you were doing. You knew it was wrong, and you did it anyway.”

In addition to her prison term, Williams will be on supervised release for five years and must pay $564,069 in restitution.

Brittish Williams’ fraudulent activities covered a wide range, from underreporting income on tax returns for 2017-2019 to falsely claiming dependents to avoid paying taxes. She also used Social Security numbers that did not belong to her to open accounts with credit card companies and banks, causing financial losses to victim companies.

Furthermore, Brittish Williams of VH1’s Basketball Wives opened bank accounts using these unauthorized Social Security numbers and committed bank fraud by depositing checks taken from other people’s accounts without their knowledge, resulting in substantial losses, according to authorities.

She admitted to submitting nine applications for Economic Injury Disaster Loans, intended to help struggling businesses during the pandemic. These applications contained false information about her business income and payroll, as well as her criminal history. Authorities found Williams had used the funds she received from two of these applications, totaling $144,400, to support her personal lifestyle.

Additionally, Williams received $52,647 from four Paycheck Protection Program loans and made false claims for financial relief programs, like the California COVID-19 Rent Relief program. These fraudulent actions led to substantial payouts based on bogus information.

Williams even submitted fake medical bills to at least one insurance company, which resulted in a payout of $139,479.92, benefiting her and her co-conspirators, investigators said.

Since her indictment in October 2021, Williams has failed to file annual tax returns. She listed herself as “exempt” on a form with her radio station employer, which resulted in no taxes being withheld from her $90,000 salary. Williams is no longer employed by VH1.

Brittish Williams joined Basketball Wives LA in season 3 and was also a cast member of Marriage Boot Camp with then fiancé and father of her daughter former Obras Sanitarias player Lorenzo Gordon. Williams has earned more over $1 million as a reality tv star and shoe designer with her own clothing line called the House of Labels.

After her sentencing Brittish took to her Instagram account with a heartfelt post to her daughter Dash who is 5 years old captioning the post with ?♾️??Forever me and you!