Rapper Nuke Bizzle, who bragged about committing pandemic relief fraud sentenced to prison

Rapper who boasted he ‘got rich’ off covid relief sentenced to prison

Fat Wizza & Nuke Bizzle “EDD” (Official Music Video)

A Los Angeles-based rapper who bragged about committing COVID-19 fraud in his music video has been sentenced to over six years in prison on Wednesday.

Fontrell Antonio Baines, 33, who’s also known as “Nuke Bizzle,” was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $704,760 in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Baines is originally from Memphis, Tennessee.

Authorities say Baines illegally obtained over $700,000 by exploiting pandemic unemployment benefits administered by the California Employment Development Department from July 2020 to September 2020. read more at: ktla