Taliban Glizzy, a Washington, D.C. rapper with ties to native favourite Shy Glizzy, was sentenced this week in reference to a string of robberies alongside the East Coast totaling thousands and thousands in loss. In response to a press launch from the Justice Division and the U.S. Legal professional Common’s Workplace, Taliban Glizzy led a gaggle of 15 people who robbed a number of South Asian jewellery shops of their wares.

As shared within the DOJ’s press launch, Taliban Glizzy, actual identify Trevor Jonathan Wright, 34, was sentenced to 219 months on fees of conspiracy to intervene with interstate commerce by theft (aka Hobbs Act Theft), brandishing a firearm throughout a criminal offense of violence, and illegal possession of a firearm.

Wright pleaded responsible to the crimes in September 2025 and entered right into a plea deal by accepting accountability for main a 15-man crew of thieves who carried out the robberies in New Jersey and Florida, totaling practically $4 million in losses.

From the DOJ:

“Trevor Wright and his crew terrorized victims from Northern New Jersey to South Florida. His crew left behind a wake of destruction and nice monetary loss for family-owned companies,” stated U.S. Legal professional Pirro. “They smashed glass show instances and shoveled the gold into laundry baggage. After one armed theft of practically $2 million, Wright spent proceeds to buy a Rolex. He positive gained’t want a luxurious watch to measure the greater than 18 years he’ll now spend in jail.”

Together with Wright, 14 different people acquired varied sentences in reference to the string of robberies. Together with the time behind bars, Wright was given 4 years of supervised launch.

As Taliban Glizzy, Wright has carried out alongside the aforementioned Shy Glizzy, Glizzy Gang, Pressa, and others over the course of his rapping profession. His final launch on DSPs was 2022’s “All I Had.”

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