Mendeecees Harris Pleads Guilty?!?
Yandy Harris is about to say “I Do” on the Love & Hip Hop Live Wedding, but Mendeecees Harris Pleads Guilty to drug trafficking charges!
Love & Hip Hop NY star Mendeecees Harris is now facing some HUGE fines after he faced the music pleading guilty to the drug charges that have plagued him of late and sent him to prison for a good portion of the past season.
CelebNMusic247.com has this report on the LHHNY stars legal problems:
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We previously reported that Mendeecees Harris made a plea deal in court regarding the case last month after Yandy Smith-Harris posted bail for her fiance months after he was arrested. Mends was implicated in a drug ring alongside his brother and another friend. The trio was accused of trafficking cocaine and heroin to Rochester between 2005 and 2012. Both his brother and their pal have already submitted guilty pleas, and his friend is currently serving up to ten years in federal prison. While it was first reported last year that Mendeecees was facing up to 20 years in jail.
Well it looks like being a reality TV star helped to keep him out of prison, but he will have to pay some hefty fees.
The reality star appeared before U.S. Federal District Judge Frank Geraci, Jr. this week and admitted to being a part of the trafficking ring. According to the Democrat & Chronicle, Mendeecees spent over an hour responding to questions regarding the conspiracy in what the Judge referred to as “a rather complicated agreement.”
Mendeecees is currently enjoying his freedom on $600,000 bail…a significant chunk of which was put up by the mother of two of his children. TMZ claims that Yandy reportedly fronted $200,000 to free Mendeecees the last go-round, which was roughly a third of the more that $600,000 bail posted. Both sites report that she (and the others who contributed money or put up property) will have their funds returned when the case reaches a resolution.
In light of his admission, Mendeecees faces between $15,000 and $5 million in fines and could serve up to eight to ten (or five to forty, if you believe Harvey Levine) years in federal prison.
Thankfully, he will remain free on bond until his sentencing on August 31st. You know what that means!
VH1’s live Yandy and Mendeecees wedding will still take place…unless she gets cold feet?
We will see how this plays out and we will keep you posted….
