A popular Washington D.C. rapper has been sentenced to more than 18 years in prison for jewelry store robberies that earned his collective millions of dollars.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia, announced that Taliban Glizzy, whose real name is Trevor Jonathan Wright, was sentenced on Jan. 13 to 219 months in a federal prison for “leading a series of violent armed robberies of South Asian jewelry stores.”
Last September, Glizzy pleaded guilty to conspiracy to interfere with interstate commerce by robbery, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Glizzy accepted responsibility for three armed robberies — an armed robbery of Virani Jewelers in Iselin, New Jersey, for $1.2 million in jewelry on June 10, 2011, the armed robbery of Paradise Jewelry in Paterson, New Jersey, for $1.93 million in gold jewelry, and the armed robbery of Kishek Jewelers in Jacksonville, Florida, for $700,000. In addition to that, he also accepted responsibility for unlawful possession of a machine gun in Miami, Florida, on May 27, 2021.
“Trevor Wright and his crew terrorized victims from Northern New Jersey to South Florida. His crew left behind a wake of destruction and great financial loss for family-owned businesses,” said a U.S. Attorney in a statement. “They smashed glass display cases and shoveled the gold into laundry bags. After one armed robbery of nearly $2 million, Wright spent proceeds to purchase a Rolex. He sure won’t need a luxury watch to measure the more than 18 years he’ll now spend in prison.”
Once he gets out, Glizzy will have to serve four years of supervised release.
Glizzy’s music has amassed millions of views on YouTube. He’s created songs with popular artists like Pressa and Booka 360, and DDG.