G Herbo has hit back at a six-figure lawsuit from what he has labeled a “greedy” law firm in connection to his 2020 wire fraud case.
Earlier this week, it was revealed that the drill pioneer was sued for allegedly not paying the law firm he used to help him avoid prison time in the case.
The Chicago rapper took to Instagram on Thursday (September 26) to share a reaction video to the legal filing.
He began: “So, instead of like, writing one of those big, long paragraphs where people issue statements, I figured I’d rather just talk about it on video. And I wish I didn’t even have to address this kind of stuff because, I don’t know, if I could avoid talking about stuff publicly, if I could avoid any kind of public perception of my personal life and my business I would do the opposite, but anyway, I wanna address this lawsuit and my greedy, sheisty-ass law firm Prince Lobel that I hired.”
He added: “First of all, I paid y’all a million dollars. A million dollars. I think a little over a million dollars. But this invoice of what y’all are suing me for put y’all well over a million dollars. I didn’t even go to trial. I pled guilty. I pled guilty to something I had minor, a little involvement in, in the first place. I only had my name on five pages of discovery.
“Out of a million pages of discovery or whatever that y’all read, because that’s what y’all wanted to do so y’all could charge me by the hour, my name was only on five pages of this shit. Only on five pages of discovery.”
Herbo concluded: “I went into the courtroom, pleading guilty, and I was able to walk home, walk out of the courtroom and be with my family, remain free, based off of mitigation. For those who don’t know what mitigation is, it’s basically an argument based on who I am as a person.”
He went on to speak about his work in his community, and how he was doing these things out of the goodness of his heart, rather than it being court-ordered community service.
According to documents viewed by HipHopDX on Wednesday (September 25), Prince Lobel Tye is suing the Chicago rapper for breach of contract and unjust enrichment, alleging he stopped paying his legal fees two weeks before his sentencing in the case.
“Mr. Wright has not paid and owes Prince Lobel $237,582.67 for legal work and services performed by the firm on his behalf,” the suit reads. “This amount includes interest in the amount of $26,542.85. The last payment made by Mr. Wright was on December 29, 2023.”
In addition to the amount owed, Lobel is seeking 1.2 percent interest per month for each month G has been delinquent.
Earlier this year, G Herbo‘s attorneys managed to help the rapper avoid prison time in a wire fraud case that saw him support his flashy lifestyle through the use of stolen credit cards.
The Chicago rapper was sentenced to three years’ probation on January 11 following a 2023 plea deal for his part in a plan to use stolen identities to fund private jets, a Jamaican villa and designer puppies.
The sentence corresponded to exactly what Herbo’s attorneys had asked for, despite prosecutors’ requests that the “We Don’t Care” rapper be required to serve a year and one day in prison, per KIRO. Their sentencing memo also proposed 36 months of supervised release following the suggested jail time.
In addition to probation, G Herbo was ordered to pay $139,968 each in restitution and forfeiture and a fine of $5,500. He previously had to fork over $140,000, which is what prosecutors believe he profited from the $1.5 million scheme.
