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Willie D Remains Jailed, Attempting Bond Release

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 4:00 PM | 49 comments
By Ismael AbduSalaam

Willie D of the groundbreaking Houston group The Geto Boys remains incarcerated of federal fraud charges.

 

As reported last week by AllHipHop.com, Willie D was arrested by federal authorities and charged with wire fraud for allegedly scamming numerous foreign buyers out of Apple iPhones.

 

According to court documents, Willie D (William James Dennis) used a front company named Texas One Wireless for the scam.

 

When a buyer through eBay showed interest, the Houston rapper would have them place the order outside of eBay through email.

 

After banking the electronic funds transfers in his personal account, Willie D allegedly would forward a false tracking number without ever delivering the goods.

 

Wire fraud is a federal crime which yields a maximum fine of $250,000 and 20 years in prison.

 

A Houston federal magistrate has required that Willie D hand over his passport, and listed his bond at $100,000.

 

For release, the Houston emcee will have to come up with 10% of the stated amount ($10,000).

 

At press time, Willie D, 42, remains in federal custody at a Houston detention center.


Comments

 

Willie D Remains Jailed, Attempting Bond Release | Hot 108 Jamz said:

May 19, 2009 4:00 PM
 

Willie D Remains Jailed, Attempting Bond Release | Hot 108 Jamz said:

May 19, 2009 4:00 PM
 

SlimDa1 said:

Free Willie!.....if he did da crime....Fuck Willie!
May 19, 2009 4:02 PM
 

Willie D Remains Jailed, Attempting Bond Release | Hot 108 Jamz said:

May 19, 2009 4:03 PM
 

tbirdandkoolaid said:

willie, willie, is times that hard. you gotta scam people out of iphones.

not saying you did it. now you couldv'e down shows down south for 10 a pop, do 4 of these a month and you'll live comfortably
May 19, 2009 4:03 PM
 

Cnspeace said:

10k?
May 19, 2009 4:09 PM
 

Willie D Remains Jailed, Attempting Bond Release | Eight Mile Road said:

May 19, 2009 4:13 PM
 

donovanthagreat said:

I'm kinda feeling mixed emotions on this one. Mad love for Willie D but I hate a dumb nigga. But the worst part to me is the fact that some shit like wire freud is punishable up to 20 years. Now that's some bullshit, this nigga ain't killed no one.
May 19, 2009 4:20 PM
 

tippydickumdown said:

willie d ain't got 10k?? wtf..
May 19, 2009 4:22 PM
 

MACCAPONE said:

FREE WILLIE D RIGHT NOW NOT LATER BUT RIGHT NOW
May 19, 2009 4:24 PM
 

NEAUXLUV said:

FREE WILLIE D!
May 19, 2009 4:25 PM
 

05/19/09 - Willie D Remains Jailed, Attempting Bond Release - Albumgrab said:

May 19, 2009 4:25 PM
 

HOT97 said:

donovanthagreat said:
I'm kinda feeling mixed emotions on this one. Mad love for Willie D but I hate a dumb nigga. But the worst part to me is the fact that some shit like wire freud is punishable up to 20 years.

HOT97 SAYS:Yeah and T.I on the other hand got what 2days for machine guns...?lol
May 19, 2009 4:31 PM
 

Sean Stylez said:

some of yall niggaz are obsessed with t.i. this post has nothing to do with him!!!wtf go join his message board and hate there.

but if willie was scaming niggaz then he deserves what he got legend or not you do the crime dammit do the damn time!
May 19, 2009 4:37 PM
 

IronKingBee said:

I'll say this again, non-violent crime.  $100,000 bond tells you that the amount of money scammed (if it was just him), is not that huge of an amount or his bail would be higher.  Also there are no other charges, which means he didn't strongarm anybody and nobody got killed.  Ken Lay destroyed peoples lives and died while partying in Vegas so he didn't have to do time.  His right hand man is still loose with no charges. Watch this one close.  









O,NE
May 19, 2009 4:40 PM
 

Texas_Playa said:

Thats why I don't fuck with ebay!!!!
May 19, 2009 4:43 PM
 

PERFECT WORLD said:

Fuck em!!! He been rappin all these decades and can't come up with a 10 stack!!! Hahahahahahahaha.

Throw the book at his ass!
May 19, 2009 4:49 PM
 

PERFECT WORLD said:

Fuck em!!! He been rappin all these decades and can't come up with a 10 stack!!! Hahahahahahahaha.

Throw the book at his ass!
May 19, 2009 4:49 PM
 

Straight_Savage said:

Dis shit got me ROTFL!!! Willie lost...
May 19, 2009 4:55 PM
 

Willie D Remains Jailed, Attempting Bond Release « Davey D’s Hip Hop Corner-(The Blog) said:

May 19, 2009 5:11 PM
 

EST said:

@ Sean Stylez, cosign.

Wire fraud and weapons charges are 2 distinctly different crimes with completely different penalties and charges so its absolutely foolish to make any comparison to this case and that of T.I. The fact that some of you continue to use this argument as the basis for what Willie is facing and every reported crime since then is ridiculous. Its funny, some think they smart enough to not believe the lyrics rappers write yet they're too stupid to accept the fact that actual criminals get caught and not every criminalized rapper deserves a "Free (fill in the blank!)" campaign. Willie D is the listed President/CEO and Treasurer of Texas One Wireless so unfortunately however this goes down Willie is gonna feel the brunt of it. Just think about all of the customers who were allegedly scammed, damn a Free Willie D shirt, how about a Free The Customer's Stolen Money! shirt? Oh but that's right, that wouldn't be considered gangster, hood, or street, lol and that's how pathetic mental enslavement truly is.
May 19, 2009 5:18 PM
 

poe said:

this is one of the many reasons why I DON'T shop online. cats running scams & getting paid! I can't say I feel sorry for Willie D although I grew up on the Geto Boys amongst others. there are consequences for your actions!
May 19, 2009 5:44 PM
 

IronKingBee said:

@ EST, co-sign

Didn't know he was the Prez/CEO of this front company.  Again the punishment should match the crime.  Restitution, possible low jail time look like they are in the cards because it's a fed charge and international.  If he did the scam, and can't come with 10 to at least bond, where's the money?  Who else is involed?  I'm not saying he's not an intellegent brother but online business scams would require someone with expertise I'm not sure Willie has.  With that said, this is unforgiveable on many levels.  At this point in the game Willie should have much better sense.


Protect your family, protect your hood/
Crime is easy, but never does any good.









O,NE
May 19, 2009 5:50 PM
 

Mr.Throwback said:

i aint trippin bout what this nigga did...but dayum joe u cant come up wit 10gs
May 19, 2009 5:51 PM
 

DwayneTheDreamPsychic said:

Okay look, Show Willie D some respect and any other person until they are proven guilty in the court of law.

SOME OF YOU JUDGEMENT PASSING HYPOCRITES ARE SO PERFECT, YOU FORGOT ABOUT OUR SO-CALLED AMERICAN JUSTICE SYSTEM..

SHOW WILLIE D HIS RESPECT until we hear his plea and from the jury.

GETO BOYS 4EVER! ! ! !
May 19, 2009 5:52 PM
 

DwayneTheDreamPsychic said:

Okay look, Show Willie D some respect and any other person until they are proven guilty in the court of law.

SOME OF YOU JUDGEMENT PASSING HYPOCRITES ARE SO PERFECT, YOU FORGOT ABOUT OUR SO-CALLED AMERICAN JUSTICE SYSTEM..

SHOW WILLIE D HIS RESPECT until we hear his plea and from the jury.

GETO BOYS 4EVER! ! ! !
May 19, 2009 5:52 PM
 

DETROIT RED said:

WAS UP WITH THE SCAMMING IN HOUSTON IF IT AINT KEN LAY AND ENRON ITS WILLIE D. I AM SURE J. PRINCE SCAMMED A FEW CATS WHO ARE AFRAID OF SNITCHING.  I GUESS NEXT UP IN THE SCAMMING DEPT OUT OF HOUSTON IS THE ROCKETS OR THE OIL COMPANIES.  I HATE WILLIE D. IS IN THE SITUATION BUT HE HAS ONLY HIMSELF TO BLAME.  LIKE YALL SAY DOWN THERE.  


HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!!!!!
May 19, 2009 5:56 PM
 

iknohotshit said:

I HOPE THESE APPLEHEAD ASS KIDS SEE ALL THIS TROUBLE THESE RAPPERS GET INTO,BETTER YET WHY WOULD  A MULTI-ALBUM DROPPING ARTIST LIKE WILLIE D TAKE SO LONG TO DROP 10K...OR BETTER YET WHERE ALL THESE RAPPERS CONNECTED PARTNERS BE...IT'S ALL FANTASY....NOW THESE GUYS HAVE PUBLIC PERSONAS WITH NO REAL RESOURCES TO DEAL WITH THE REAL ASS "BLACK MAN" PROBLEMS THAT EXSIST...YEAH I KNOW YOU GONNA SAY HE DID IT TO HIMSELF,BUT I BET HE DIDN'T STEAL ENRON MONEY BUT GONNA GO THRU TRIPLE THE HELL....LEARN LIL KIDS KEEP IT LYRICAL & TRUE AND YOU WANT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING MADE AN EXAMPLE OR A BIGGER EXAMPLE
May 19, 2009 6:16 PM
 

EST said:

@ IronKingBee, you make a good point about the bond. I won't even front like I know anything about his case but I do know of other scammers that got caught and they couldn't make bond because they basically blew all their profits as soon as it came in. These idiots were buying clothes and going on trips, wasting it on strippers. So when they all got knocked nobody had bond money. There are 2 other people listed as officers of Willie D's company and I haven't heard their names mentioned once in any of these reports but I don't live in Houston so they may be getting more details than on AHH.
May 19, 2009 6:24 PM
 

tippydickumdown said:

tippydickumdown said:
willie d ain't got 10k?? wtf..

dammmmmmmmit,i'm cosigning myself!
May 19, 2009 6:33 PM
 

raynestizzy said:

Hes guilty, its kinda hard to feel sorry for a person who was scheming thousands of dollars out of people especially in a time like this. Dont wanna see another black man in jail but smarten the fuck up...

http://www.raynestorm.com
May 19, 2009 7:10 PM
 

Gunot_killa said:

i told willie d to wire the money to the crips bank account that me,spider loc and several other grape st crips own so we wouldn't fuck his ass up. c'mon willie u know better than to put money in your own account stupid. i would have made you read these LA gear fresh just for being plain stupid. crip rule#4080. egu crip deuce allie 9 avalon crip spider loc 4 life.


G Unit Crip 4 Life
May 19, 2009 7:29 PM
 

Smashit said:

Funny shit is I remember his interview on AHH were he was talking about he moved overseas and buying real estate over there & basically was saying "fuck the U.S." - now his old ass get popped for a CELL-PHONE SCAM!!!

Who the fuck he think he is Pookie from New Jack City???
May 19, 2009 7:37 PM
 

HipHopDon said:

FOOLISH ACTIONS HAVE
      SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES!

There are NO shortcuts to success!

He'll have years to think about all
   the people he scammed & took
       their hard earned money!

May 19, 2009 8:33 PM
 

jcruz1st said:

This cat can't get 10Gs together ? that's his problem regardless if he did it or not, he still can't get his bail up.STACKUP TILL U PACKUP REALLY I DONT CARE BEAT IT  
May 19, 2009 9:18 PM
 

dirtyslimm said:

trip across to mexico.
May 19, 2009 9:28 PM
 

Tye-Banks said:

Man damn! I hate to see Willie D go out like this! 20 years is a long time and we know he ain't got the money for the fine.


http://www.TyeBanks.com
May 19, 2009 10:02 PM
 

bellzofwar said:

WAIT TO HEAR THE FULL STORY.  I BET THIS MAN GETTING MAJOR BANK. ANYTHING TO STOP HIM. LOOK LIKE SOMEBODY FOUND A LOOP HOLE OR CREATED ONE ON HIM ONCE. STAY TUNED THE TRUTH WILL COME OUT.
May 20, 2009 12:30 AM
 

stevenyayo said:

Free Willie D! Man its so crazy I just seen him and talked to him like a week ago. Yeah the feds were waiting right when he got off plane. Thats embarrassing. Man I still dont know what to think. Anyone in his company would have contact with his work email and work account and other shit. Why do u think they didnt go through the Ebay Account and had them do it through an email. Willie D could have not even known someone made an email for him. Did they say it was going straight to Wilie Dennis bank account or was it going to someone elses account or work account? I hope J Prince hooks him up with bail and a good lawyer. Now if he did do it then damn Idk what to do. But to all the dumb kids who bought an Iphone from Ebay but didnt go through Ebay and sent it through regular email are idiots lol.
May 20, 2009 12:42 AM
 

stevenyayo said:

Im in Houston and I havent heard any more than what I read on here. Only thing I seen was him leaving out of town then coming back and getting arrested and put in suburban by the Feds. But if anyone knows anymore hti me up cuz im interested to find out.
May 20, 2009 12:44 AM
 

TONY2346 said:

   2 BE REAL U CAN'T FEEL BAD FOR WILLIE D IF U REMBER HIS SONG WITH THE GHETTO BOY'S CALLED HEIST. THE NIGGA TOLD U IF HE EVER GOT IN TOUGH SPOT HE WOULD JACK AN ARM GUARD TRUCK OR SNATCH YA ICE, ETC. SO THE NIGGA KNEW WHAT THE FUCK HE WAS DOING, I HATE HE GOT IN A SPOT WHERE HE HAD 2 DO THIS SHIT BUT A WHEN TIMES GET ROUGH WHAT U GOING 2 DO 2 PROVIDE FOR YOUR FAMILY !!!!! WILLIE D KEEP YA HEAD UP AND IF U AINT GOT DAT BREAD SCARFACE THEM GOT U !!!!
May 20, 2009 1:14 AM
 

Six6SoCaliGuy said:

HOT97 said:
donovanthagreat said:
I'm kinda feeling mixed emotions on this one. Mad love for Willie D but I hate a dumb nigga. But the worst part to me is the fact that some shit like wire freud is punishable up to 20 years.

HOT97 SAYS:Yeah and T.I on the other hand got what 2days for machine guns...?lol

WOW HOT 97 I CO-SIGN 100!!

WESTIIIDDDDDDEEEEEEEE!!!!
May 20, 2009 2:38 AM
 

filthyrich32 said:

come on this just can't be true this is the stupidest dumbest thing are you kidding me come on willie d
May 20, 2009 2:59 AM
 

yaboi_D said:

free willie d lol...he didnt mean to scam people with iphones, he just a ghetto boy...

http://cashcrate.com/1251517
May 20, 2009 3:26 AM
 

Water Ur Seeds said:

Dammm this aint A good look for him
May 20, 2009 4:09 AM
 

baltimoreson3000 said:

Fed Wire Fraud is big shit..he will go down for this..there's no basis of comparison for the TI thing in this...so people, please leave that alone...the real sad story in this is that a legend in the game cannot come up with the $10K bail...all the records sold, concerts, etc etc...and at this point in his life he has nothing to show for it...so he's reduced to this kind of fraud...this is the downside of the music industry that many don't see....i cant join the free willie d crusade if he did the crime...but the fact that he cant make bail is just sad..does he or someone in his fam not own a home they can put up or something..or was all the work he's done in the past account for nothing
May 20, 2009 8:27 AM
 

Black Hit said:

Willie D is Willie done on this one...allegedly :/
May 20, 2009 9:42 AM
 

yellowtapesport said:

Somebody get this man 10 and get him out.  

Get some of them phat-ass H-Town hoes and have a car wash.
May 20, 2009 10:00 AM
 

No.1FlyBoy said:

MANE IF YA'LL DONT LET THIS MAN MAKE BAIL
May 20, 2009 11:04 AM
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