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    Foxy Brown's brother gets prison for NYC ID theft

    NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Foxy Brown's brother is headed to prison for using forged credit cards to go on a luxury shopping spree and club jaunt in New York City.

    Gavin Marchand didn't speak as he was sentenced Wednesday to 2½ to five years in prison. The 36-year-old pleaded guilty last month to identity theft.

    Authorities say he racked up an $8,000 tab on phony credit cards at an Hermes boutique in Manhattan in August 2010. Prosecutors say the cards were fake, but they had legitimate account numbers that belonged to other people.

    Marchand's guilty plea also resolved charges that he used bogus cards to spend thousands of dollars at a Manhattan nightclub.

    Born Inga Marchand, the platinum-selling Foxy Brown became known for her racy rhymes and image in the 1990s.

     

    54 comments

    • Reuben  •  7 mths ago
      $8000 at Hermés? What did he get, two scarves?
    • Connecticut's Most Wa ...  •  7 mths ago
      Lamont, ya big dummy!
    • JELLY N JAM  •  7 mths ago
      Its a shame what some people will go through for these lame new fashion statement's. I see lots of guys wearing feminine fashioned clothes and sneaker's, thinking that they are fresh. He regret's what he did now, I garontee it!
    • James  •  7 mths ago
      Stupid is as stupid does
    • murda  •  7 mths ago
      Foxy Brown's a washed up has been rapper that never wrote her own rhymes
    • zach  •  7 mths ago
      Prison is a waste of money for this guy, they will spend $40,000 per year to keep him locked up for stealling $8000. They should have work camps for those who steal to pay back what they stole plus interest. It makes no sense locking up those who are non violent.
    • Edward  •  7 mths ago
      Lamont you are commenting using facebook which was invented by Mark Zuckerberg to post your comments.
    • Mr Frick-Frack  •  7 mths ago
      F' him up... F' him up good! #$%$!
    • Joe  •  7 mths ago
      2 1/2 to 5???????????? Not nearly enough.
    • SanJuanKid  •  7 mths ago
      "He racked up an $8,000 tab on phony credit cards at an Hermes boutique." $8,000? LOL That's chump change at Hermès.
    • * erica *  •  7 mths ago
      That's a super classy family.
    • MIKE 2 Kenner  •  7 mths ago
      What kind of news is this ; who gives a S**T
    • lobo  •  7 mths ago
      WOW!!! That's a shocker!
    • pat  •  7 mths ago
      can u say deportation?
    • lawrence  •  7 mths ago
      Let's see his sister had a couple of songs back in the 90's.And has spent more time in court these last few years then anywhere else,yet Yahoo. will put her name in the headline instead of printing the losers regular name because other than having a sister who once had a song or 2 this is just another petty theft story and nothing else.
    • Dave K  •  7 mths ago
      I am sure his rapper brother has that kind of money in his pocket. just ask for it. loser!
    • jd  •  7 mths ago
      bring back lashing - save taxpayer money and give me a chuckle
    • Jagarvey  •  7 mths ago
      Its sad really because he probably did this to either keep up his image as "Pretty boy" or because like the rest of the lost sheep out there he's caught up into materialism and went to any length to look trendy and cool. Lesson to the youth: He did all of this and gained what?? One year to look fresh and hot to death and 2 to 5 years to languish in a smelly, roach infested, depressed, hostile, aggressive, violent environment where he will be locked up for 22 hours everyday for years regreting his decision eating nasty prison food. YOU DO THE MATH. Materialism is destroying people lives. So now he will lose his dignity, freedom, years from his life, he's a convicted felon, cant vote, even harder for him to get a job, possibly raped and beat up: FOR SOME #$%$ CLOTHES, SMDH.
    • Paul A.  •  7 mths ago
      This is news??Dumb Sh--Head! It works out to either $4000 or $1600 a year depending on what time he serves. Really worth it right DUMMY? Why didn't he ask his (STAR??) sister to borrow her cards? Meanwhile, our tax dollars are being used to help him boost his street cred. #$%$!
    • Rob  •  7 mths ago
      345.00 for a T-shirt with a H (History channel?) on it .I Don't care if your a multi billionare thats just dumb.Walmat,Sears,Macys,Gimbles 3 T-Shirts for 10-20
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