‘Basketball Wives’ Star Brittish Williams Surrenders Passport To Feds For Violating Bond In Identity Theft Case!

Brittish Williams is doing all she can to stay out of jail after her recent violation.

Williams’ legal troubles began in 2017 when she was charged with federal bank fraud. The government accused the Basketball Wives star of misuse of a social security number, bank fraud, making false statements to the IRS, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Brittish pleaded not guilty to the crimes brought against her and was released on bond awaiting trial. One of the conditions for her release included her wearing an ankle monitor at all times. Through another filing, Williams’ lawyer asked the courts to remove the device since it caused her to lose lucrative sponsorship deals including one with Rihanna’s Savage Fenty line. 

The VH1 star said she lost 30k+ in deals and a lot more from other offers because the device would be visible in the photos she took for the brands. Her lawyer wrote that the monitor “is significantly hampering her career opportunities and preventing her from being as successful and productive as she might otherwise be.” In response, the government accused Williams of violating the terms of her bond by leaving the state without permission. The state also claimed that the VH1 star was involved in insurance fraud after an accident she was in. After the accident, the Basketball Wives star told the police she had no injuries but she later filed a claim of $16k with her insurance company.

However, Williams is fighting back against prosectors who want her back in jail for her recent actions. Brittish said in her response that she wasn’t the one who filed the insurance claim. Not only that, but she also turned in her passport to the courts. Her lawyer wrote in the documents, “Ms. Williams did provide the information regarding that accident to an acquaintance who handles insurance claims. But, Ms. Williams was not involved in how the claim was submitted, what was included with it, or how it was processed.”

Williams’ lawyer added that his client had no knowledge of what was done by the insurance professional who was in charge of her claim. “There is far from sufficient evidence to prove her knowing involvement in a crime with which she is not charged.” The judge presiding over her case has yet to rule, however, Brittish hopes her argument will keep her out of jail. 

 

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