Articles Tagged “federal case”
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UPDATE: Buju Banton Juror May Have Violated Court Orders. Deets inside…
Terri Wright, a juror on Buju Banton’s federal drug and gun trial, says she’s passionate about law. Wright, who works in the insurance industry and lives in Tampa, jokes that she would be a professional juror if she could. But did her passion compromise the outcome of the reggae singer’s trial? In an exclusive interview [...]
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Up to 23 years for Dudus at next week’s sentencing. Deets inside…
The New York Times is reporting that federal prosecutors in Manhattan have asked a judge to impose a 23-year prison sentence on confessed Jamaican crime lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke. In August Coke, 42, pleaded guilty to charges including racketeering conspiracy. He is scheduled to be sentenced next Tuesday in the Federal District Court. The New [...]
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UPDATE: US Government counteracts Buju Banton Appeal with their own Appeal!
United States prosecutors have scoffed at claims by attorneys representing convicted Jamaican dancehall superstar Buju Banton that he should be freed on appeal. The U.S. government says plenty of evidence supports a federal jury’s conviction of the Jamaican reggae star on cocaine conspiracy and trafficking charges. UPDATE: Could Buju Banton be release very soon??? Banton, [...]
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Feds Take Over Drug Case Against Reggae Star Denroy Morgan
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan, New York yesterday filed an indictment against Reggae singer Denroy Morgan, according to a report in the New York Post. Morgan is accused of conspiring to sell more than 350 pounds of ganja after he was held leaving a house in the Bronx with 25 pounds of ganja. The case was [...]
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Buju Banton Happy in Miami as he Appeals Drug Conviction
Grammy award winning reggae star Buju Banton has begun the process to appeal his drug conviction. Banton was sentenced to 10 years in prison in June for his role in setting up a cocaine deal in 2009. He was found guilty of conspiracy to possess five or more kilograms of cocaine with the intent to [...]
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Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke sentencing pushed to January 2012.
The sentencing of Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, the former Tivoli Gardens strongman, has been postponed until January 17, officials close to the case told the Observer. Coke’s sentencing had originally been scheduled for this Thursday, following a plea bargain which was reached between his attorneys and prosecutors in August. He faces more than 20 years in [...]
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