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Brittish Williams Of ‘Basketball Wives LA’ Speaks Out After Pleading Guilty To 15 Federal Crimes

<p>Former &&num;8216&semi;Basketball Wives LA&&num;8217&semi; star <strong>Brittish Williams <&sol;strong>is speaking out after admitting to more than a dozen federal felonies in a court appearance on Wednesday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Williams pleaded guilty to five counts of misuse of a Social Security number&period; She also pleaded guilty to four counts of bank fraud&comma; three counts of making false statements to the IRS&comma; and three counts of wire fraud&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;former-basketball-wives-la-star-brittish-williams-arrested-indicted-on-several-fraud-charges&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Former &&num;8216&semi;Basketball Wives LA&&num;8217&semi; Star Brittish Williams Arrested &amp&semi; Indicted On Several Fraud Charges<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Brittish Williams &&num;8220&semi;Not Ashamed&&num;8221&semi; Despite Pleading Guilty To 15 Counts Of Fraud&comma; She Says<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>On Wednesday&comma; Williams took to Instagram to share a statement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Anything I&&num;8217&semi;ve went through that a normal person would go through privately&comma; I went through publicly&comma;&&num;8221&semi; she <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;instagram&period;com&sol;p&sol;CspS-GutMLA&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">wrote on Instagram<&sol;a>&period; &&num;8220&semi;I hope my story&comma; journey&comma; and my growth can help someone going through something similar&comma; or stops the next person from doing anything that could possibly have them in the same situation as me&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>The 33-year-old went on to say she was &&num;8220&semi;not ashamed&&num;8221&semi; despite pleading guilty and even said she is proud &&num;8220&semi;of the woman and mother I am today&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;I am not ashamed&comma; I am not phased by comments or opinions&period; I am proud of the woman and mother I am TODAY&period; Everything I&&num;8217&semi;ve been through I had to go through&period; I have learned patience&comma; humility&comma; and most of all compassion for every walk of life&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>She continued&colon; &&num;8220&semi;I don&&num;8217&semi;t believe in losses&period; Just lessons to make better decisions in the future&excl; Love you&comma; and thanks for rocking with me&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"Cspw0aRO3Cr" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Williams Faces Up To 55 Years In Prison For All 15 Fraud Counts&comma; &dollar;3&period;25 Million In Fines<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Williams now faces up to dozens of years in prison and millions in fines&comma; according to <em>KMOV<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;kmov&period;com&sol;2023&sol;05&sol;24&sol;reality-show-member-radio-personality-pleads-guilty-nearly-500k-fraud&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">KMOV reports<&sol;a> she was hit with 30 years in prison for the bank fraud charges&comma; 20 years for the wire fraud charges&comma; and up to five years for the five charges of miss using a Social Security number&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Federal authorities allege she used false Social Security numbers to defraud banks and credit card companies&period; They also claim she illegally obtained PPP loans meant for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Williams similarly pleaded guilty to defrauding nearly &dollar;140&comma;000 from an insurance company by submitting fake medical bills&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;stltoday&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;crime-and-courts&sol;basketball-wives-reality-star-pleads-guilty-to-15-charges-including-fraud-in-st-louis&sol;article&lowbar;b6b0f83c-fa6a-11ed-b6be-bf1b5f70ad51&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">St&period; Louis Post-Dispatch<&sol;a> reports that the reality star has netted &&num;8220&semi;nearly&&num;8221&semi; &dollar;446&comma;000 in stolen funds&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; the former reality star is also facing up to &dollar;3&period;25 million in fines&comma; per <em>KMOV<&sol;em>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Federal Prosecutors To Seek Reimbursement For Victims&comma; Williams&&num;8217&semi; Time On &&num;8216&semi;Basketball Wives LA&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>U&period;S&period; Attorney Sayler A&period; Fleming <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;yahoo&period;com&sol;entertainment&sol;former-cast-member-basketball-wives-192202007&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">said the following in a statement<&sol;a> obtained by <em>Yahoo News<&sol;em>&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;&lpar;Williams&&num;8217&semi; crimes&rpar; victimized taxpayers&comma; banks&comma; credit card companies&comma; individuals&comma; and programs that were intended to help struggling businesses and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic&comma;” Fleming said&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Fleming added that federal prosecutors will be seeking reimbursement for the victims&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Back in 2014&comma; Williams appeared in the third season of &&num;8216&semi;Basketball Wives LA&period;&&num;8217&semi;  She was engaged at the time to Lorenzo Gordon&comma; who played professionally overseas&comma; the <em>St&period; Louis Post-Dispatch<&sol;em> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;stltoday&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;crime-and-courts&sol;basketball-wives-reality-show-cast-member-facing-fraud-charges-in-st-louis&sol;article&lowbar;f12609f8-ca71-583a-8ed8-5137ad268666&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">reports<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During Wednesday&&num;8217&semi;s court appearance&comma; Williams reportedly promised to stay crime-free&comma; as per <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;stltoday&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;crime-and-courts&sol;basketball-wives-reality-star-pleads-guilty-to-15-charges-including-fraud-in-st-louis&sol;article&lowbar;b6b0f83c-fa6a-11ed-b6be-bf1b5f70ad51&period;html" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">St&period; 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