A man who posed as a representative for artists like Migos and Lil Yachty and defrauded colleges including Emory University out of nearly $1 million has been sentenced to federal prison, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Octaveon Woods, 27, of Decatur, Illinois, was indicted on money laundering and wire fraud charges on Feb. 6 and pleaded guilty on April 16. He was sentenced to three months and 10 years in prison and three years of supervised release on Aug. 13.
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Woods ran several fraudulent talent agencies, including Global Talent Agency and GTA Bookings, and approached victims claiming he represented popular rappers and musical groups. International festivals and student groups at Emory and the University of Missouri paid Woods’ companies to book artists for festivals and events, the Justice Department said.
Emory paid $37,500 for Migos to perform at its annual Dooley’s Week celebration, only to find out two weeks before the scheduled show that they’d been duped. They were able to book rapper Ty Dolla Sign for at least $85,000.
The Justice Department initially said Woods had defrauded victims out of $66,250; the new figure of nearly $1 million represents more victims identified since Woods’ February indictment.
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