Brooklyn rapper sentenced to 60 years to life for deadly gang ambush shooting
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Two Choo gang members, including Brooklyn rapper Culture Bermudez, known as CoachDaGhost, have been sentenced to decades in prison for a deadly execution-style ambush that left one teen dead…
Restaurateur and rapper take on former Domino’s Pizza outlets in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian restaurateur and a pro-Kremlin rapper who together bought Starbucks’ business in Russia last year are now taking over the Russian assets of Domino’s Pizza, they announced on Wednesday.…
Rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to 6 years in prison for selling cocaine
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Rapper Fetty Wap was sentenced on Wednesday to six years in prison after pleading guilty in New York federal court to participating in a large-scale drug distribution…
East Flatbush Resident Receives Sentence for 2017 Murder of Brooklyn Rapper
BROOKLYN, NY – James Oliver, 44, of East Flatbush, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison on Thursday for the fatal shooting of Brooklyn rapper, Darnell Pettway, aged 30. The…
East Flatbush Man Receives 15 Years to Life Sentence for Killing Brooklyn Rapper
BROOKLYN, NY – A local resident of East Flatbush, 30-year-old Quanell Offley, has been recently sentenced to 15 years to life for the 2013 murder of the aspiring Brooklyn rapper Kenneth Dunn,…
U.S. accuses Fugees rapper of illegal lobbying with Malaysian financier
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal prosecutor on Thursday accused Grammy Award-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of The Fugees hip hop group of illegally taking tens of millions of…
Gang member, purported rapper sentenced to federal prison for COVID-19 relief fraud
SAVANNAH, GA: A Chatham County gang member with a violent criminal history has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay back the federal government after admitting to COVID-19 relief funding fraud.…
Rapper Who Boasted in Music Video About Committing COVID Fraud Sentenced to Over 6 Years in Prison on Fraud, Gun and Drug Crimes
LOS ANGELES – A rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich quickly by scamming a COVID relief program was sentenced today to 77 months in federal prison.…
Suspect in murder of Migos rapper Takeoff arrested in Houston
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – A suspect has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of rapper Takeoff last month, Houston police and city officials said on Friday, in what the…
Skechers says escorted Ye out of LA office after rapper arrived ‘unannounced’
(Reuters) – Skechers USA Inc said on Wednesday its executives escorted Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, out of a Los Angeles corporate office, after the rapper and fashion designer “showed up…
Bay Area Rapper Mark “Kafani” Hicks And Two Co-Conspirators Sentenced To Prison For Multi-Million Dollar Mortgage Fraud Scheme
SAN FRANCISCO – Bay area rapper Mark “Kafani” Hicks, aka Amir Rashad, was sentenced to 87 months in prison for his role in orchestrating a complex loan fraud and identity theft conspiracy,…
Michigan Rapper Charged in Murder for Hire of Sterling Heights Woman
FLINT– Cliff Mac might soon be singing a different tune after being charged with hiring another person to kill a Sterling Heights woman for $10,000. The Department of Justice issued the following…
Atlanta based rapper Paper Lovee sentenced to federal prison for firearm possession
ATLANTA – Ibnisa Durr has been sentenced to federal prison for possessing a firearm after a felony sentence. Durr fled from officers in a highspeed chase on Georgia 400 before ultimately crashing…
Blind Rapper who goes by ‘Mac Wayne’ sentenced to six years in prison for drug distribution
Seattle – A legally blind rapper who was profiled in an Amazon Prime documentary, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to six years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Nick…
Rapper, Actor Ice-T Opening Cannabis Dispensary in New Jersey
JERSEY CITY, NJ – On television, rapper Ice-T is a police detective. In real life, he is an ex-rapper and television star who is getting ready to open a marijuana dispensary in…
Rapper Who Bragged About COVID-Related Jobless Benefits Scam Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Fraud and Firearm Charges
LOS ANGELES – A rapper who boasted in a YouTube music video about getting rich by committing pandemic-related unemployment benefits fraud has agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud and firearms…
Bogalusa Rapper Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Violating the Federal Gun Control Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JAVORIOUS SCOTT, aka JAYDAYOUNGAN, age 24, a Bogalusa resident and rapper was sentenced by United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance to a sentence of time served after…
Rapper MoneyGangVontae Shot and Killed inside New York City Pharmacy During Robbery
NEW YORK, NY – Los Angeles drill rapper Avanti Frowner was gunned down during an attempted robbery Thursday at a Bronx pharmacy, the New York City Police Department reported. Frowner who goes…
Third rapper pleads guilty in drug scheme
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A third individual has admitted his guilt in a large-scale narcotics distribution operation involving multiple properties throughout Corpus Christi, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Javon Hicks aka…
Elon Musk invokes rapper Eminem in opposing SEC decree
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – Elon Musk on Tuesday likened himself to the rapper Eminem in seeking to throw out his 2018 agreement with the top U.S. securities regulator requiring the…
Bogalusa Rapper Pleads Guilty to Violating the Federal Gun Control Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JAVORIOUS SCOTT, aka JAYDAYOUNGAN, age 23, a Bogalusa resident and rapper pled guilty on March 16, 2022 before United States District Judge Sarah S. Vance to a one-count…
U.S. Marshals, Memphis Police, Crime Stoppers and TBI Offer up to $15,000for Man Wanted for Murder of Rapper ‘Young Dolph’
Memphis, TN – The U.S. Marshals Service, Memphis Police Department, Crime Stoppers and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are offering a combined reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the…
Rapper Arrested at Dulles Airport after CBP Officers Discovered illicit Narcotics Cache in Baggage
STERLING, Va. – Rapper Vic Mensah was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport on Saturday after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered a cache of illicit narcotics in his baggage.…
Rapper Pooh Shiesty Pleads Guilty to Federal Conspiracy Charge
Miami, FL – Today, Tennessee rapper Lontrell D. Williams, Jr. (a/k/a Pooh Shiesty) pled guilty to conspiring to possess firearms in furtherance of crimes of violence and drug trafficking. As part of…
Rapper SME Buddha busted with 2 kilos of heroin pleads guilty in court
Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that Edmund Dechane Holmes, a/k/a “Buddha SME,” 30, of Georgetown, has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute…
Bogalusa Rapper Indicted After Violating the Federal Gun Control Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JAVORIOUS SCOTT, aka JAYDAYOUNGAN, age 23, a Bogalusa resident and rapper was charged in a one-count indictment with possession of a firearm while under indictment for a felony,…
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