Rapper Nuke Bizzle agreed to plead guilty to mail fraud and unlawful possession of a gun and ammunition by a convicted felon.
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The rapper known as Nuke Bizzle — whose real name is Fontrell Baines – – will enter his plea on a future date to one count each of mail fraud and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, according to his plea agreement. Baines admitted in his plea deal to possessing and using debit cards pre-loaded with unemployment benefits administered by the California Employment Development Department. The debit cards were issued in the names of third parties, including identity theft victims. The applications for the cards listed addresses to which Baines had access in Beverly Hills and Koreatown, the plea agreement filed in Los Angeles federal court states.
Baines and his co-schemers accessed more than $704,000 of those benefits through cash withdrawals in Las Vegas and elsewhere, and made purchases of merchandise and services, the DOJ said.
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