Detroit Rapper Jaiswan Posts "Last Day Out" Before Starting 10-Year Federal Sentence in $63M Stolen-Check Case

Detroit rapper Jaiswan posted his "last day out" on Oct. 15 before reporting to start a 10-year federal sentence. Prosecutors say he led a $63 million stolen-check scheme that used postal workers and Telegram channels.

Detroit rapper Jaiswan told fans this week it was his last day as a free man.

"It's my last day out, been a long journey," he wrote on Instagram on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, adding, "Bouta go to the sto real quick." He said he was set to start his federal prison sentence on Friday, Oct. 16, Hip Hop Hero reported.

Jaiswan, whose real name is Jaiswan Williams, 32, was sentenced to just over 10 years in federal prison on June 3, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Judith E. Levy, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, as reported by ClickOnDetroit. Prosecutors identified him as the leader of a mail-theft and check-fraud scheme involving more than $63 million in stolen checks. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy and money laundering charges, per Hip Hop Hero.

According to court records cited by ClickOnDetroit, two U.S. Postal Service employees, Vanessa Hargrove and Crystal Jenkins, pulled checks out of the mail, including U.S. Treasury tax refund checks, and handed them to Williams and co-defendant Daquan Foreman for payment. The checks were then advertised on Telegram channels called "Whole Foods Slipsss" and "Uber Eats Slips." Investigators said those channels advertised more than 10,000 stolen checks worth over $63 million combined.

Williams also admitted to filing about $1.5 million in fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims in 2020 using other people's personal information. Foreman got 48 months, Hargrove got a year and a day, and Jenkins got one day in custody plus three years of supervised release.

"Jaiswan Williams exploited his platform as a rapper, using his celebrity status to rip off American taxpayers," Inspector General Anthony P. D'Esposito said after the sentencing, per Hip Hop Hero.

Jaiswan is known in Detroit for records like "Cold Shoulder" and "It's Up There." His last album, "We Was Never Together," came out in March 2025.

Sources: ClickOnDetroit / WDIV (June 4, 2026); Hip Hop Hero (Oct. 16, 2026); Jaiswan on Instagram (@therealjaiswan). Photo: frame from Jaiswan's "Out On Bond" official music video (Jaiswan TV on YouTube, Feb. 7, 2026).