The reality star and her attorney Beau Brindley reportedly asked U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey for leniency in her sentencing so that she wouldn't be separated from her daughter, Dash Dior Gordon.
- October 25, 2023
AceShowbiz - Brittish Williams will soon spend her time behind bars. The former star of "Basketball Wives" has been sentenced to four years in prison for 15 fraud-related felonies, including schemes connected to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Back in May, the 33-year-old pleaded guilty to five federal counts of misuse of a Social Security number, four counts of bank fraud, three counts of making false statements to the IRS as well as three counts of wire fraud. According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Diane Klocke, the crimes took place for more than a decade and continued even after the reality star was indicted.
During her sentencing, Williams and her attorney Beau Brindley reportedly asked U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey for leniency so that she wouldn't be separated from her daughter, Dash Dior Gordon. "I knew better and I did wrong anyway," she said, per St. Louis-based newspaper the River Front Times.
In addition to the prison sentence, the judge ordered Williams, who shares Dash with basketball player Lorenzo Gordon, to pay restitution of $565,000.
Prosecutors previously claimed that "Williams used false Social Security numbers in 2017 to obtain loans, lines of credit and other funds from financial institutions." In the following two years, she reportedly deposited four checks valued between $4,500 and $5,800 into accounts that she controlled. Before the checks bounced or banks realized they were fraudulent, she allegedly withdrew the money.
Prosecutors went on to note that the owners of the checks were unaware of the deposits. It's also reported that Williams "falsely claimed dependents on her 2017-2019 tax returns, using false names and Social Security numbers."
Williams appeared on "Basketball Wives LA" for one season in 2014. At that time, she was still engaged to basketball player Lorenzo Gordon, with whom she shares a daughter named Dash Dior Gordon. In the same year, complaints with the Better Business Bureau emerged about her online boutique, Love of Labels. She also earned an F-rating with the consumer watchdog group.
