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Coverage dated January 8, 2026

Rapper Fetty Wap released early from federal prison

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles

Rapper Fetty Wap has been released early from a federal jail, almost three years after he was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

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  1. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Rapper Fetty Wap released early from federal prison (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    Rapper Fetty Wap has been released early from a federal jail, almost three years after he was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

  2. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Rapper Fetty Wap released from prison early in drug trafficking case (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    Rapper Fetty Wap has been released from a federal prison to home confinement after serving just over half of a six-year sentence for drug trafficking.

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Fetty Wap released early from federal prison (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Rapper Fetty Wap has been released early from a federal jail, almost three years after he was found guilty of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. The “Trap Queen” singer, whose legal name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was sentenced by a New York court to six years in priso…

  4. Los Angeles Times

    Fetty Wap, rapper who 'made it out' of his N.J. hometown, leaves federal prison early (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Fetty Wap, whose attorney described him in 2023 as 'a kid from Paterson, New Jersey, who made it out,' gets out of federal prison almost a year ahead of time.

  5. New York Post

    Rapper Fetty Wap released from federal prison 3 years early in drug trafficking case: ‘I’m committed to moving forward’ (opens New York Post)

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    Fetty Wap has been released from federal prison after being sentenced to six years behind bars in May 2023 for conspiring to distribute at least 500 grams of cocaine.

  6. Variety

    Fetty Wap Released From Prison Early After Serving Three Years in Drug Trafficking Case (opens Variety)

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    The rapper was released from prison after serving three of his six-year sentence in a drug trafficking case.

  7. The Daily Caller

    Rapper Allegedly Linked To Drug Trafficking Ring Released From Prison Early (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Famous rapper Fetty Wap was released from federal prison where he was serving time conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

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