Basketball Wives star, Brittish Williams is reportedly seeking to reduce her four year prison sentence.
According to court documents obtained by Radar Online, the reality stars lawyer has filed an appeal after she was sentenced to four years in the slammer on October 24. The news publication reported that her lawyer wants the appellate court to look over her case because they’re not sure if the previous judge used the proper guidelines when sentencing her. As we previously reported, Williams was also ordered to pay $564k in restitution and complete five years of probation after her release from prison.
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Her attorney Beau Brindley spoke out after her latest hearing and expressed how she’s being treated unfairly. “Brittish Williams was punished today, not for fraud, but for her celebrity,” he said. “The Court chose to treat her more harshly due to her status as a public figure rather than treating similarly situated defendants equally. Ms. Williams success is not a crime subject to enhanced penalty. And we will challenge this sentence through every legal means available,” Brindley added.
While in court back in October Williams and her attorney Brindley, were hoping that the judge would lessen her sentence because Williams said the idea of being away from her daughter for a long time is “heartbreaking.” The reality tv star told the judge, “I knew better, and I did wrong anyway.” But the judge wasn’t fazed by her comments, telling Williams that he believed she possessed a “fraudster mentality.” The judge also took the time to break down how much income Williams was bringing in. According to the news outlet the judge claims she was making $150,000 year from 2017 to 2020. “That’s pretty damn good wage,” the judge reportedly said.
As we previously reported, Williams was indicted by federal prosecutors in September 2021. Prosecutors claimed she was not paying taxes and under-reporting the income of her businesses. She also allegedly used other people’s identities to open multiple bank accounts without their knowledge. After her indictment, prosecutors say she continued committing acts of fraud, including collecting pandemic-related rent relief under false pretenses and submitting bogus medical bills to an insurance company, according to the report.