<p>Rapper Lil Wayne pled guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm, prosecutors said on Friday, and he faces up to 10 years in prison.</p>.<p>Wayne, 38, was found last December with a loaded, gold-plated .45 caliber handgun in his baggage aboard a private plane that had landed at an executive airport near Miami.</p>.<p>The rapper was previously found guilty of a felony crime, prohibiting him from having the weapon or ammunition.</p>.<p>Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of Florida said in a written statement that police had received an anonymous tip that Wayne was carrying the firearm.</p>.<p>Howard Srebnick, the last known lawyer representing Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.</p>.<p>Wayne is scheduled to be sentenced on January 28.</p>.<p>TMZ reported on its website on Friday that Wayne reached a plea deal with prosecutors in exchange for leniency, but ultimately his sentence is up to U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams.</p>.<p>Prosecutors did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding any plea deal. </p>
<p>Rapper Lil Wayne pled guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm, prosecutors said on Friday, and he faces up to 10 years in prison.</p>.<p>Wayne, 38, was found last December with a loaded, gold-plated .45 caliber handgun in his baggage aboard a private plane that had landed at an executive airport near Miami.</p>.<p>The rapper was previously found guilty of a felony crime, prohibiting him from having the weapon or ammunition.</p>.<p>Prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of Florida said in a written statement that police had received an anonymous tip that Wayne was carrying the firearm.</p>.<p>Howard Srebnick, the last known lawyer representing Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.</p>.<p>Wayne is scheduled to be sentenced on January 28.</p>.<p>TMZ reported on its website on Friday that Wayne reached a plea deal with prosecutors in exchange for leniency, but ultimately his sentence is up to U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams.</p>.<p>Prosecutors did not immediately respond to requests for comment regarding any plea deal. </p>