Ja Rule's Manager Arrested

Wed Nov 17, 9:05 PM ET

It's not homicide authorities are investigating over at the rap label formerly known as Murder Inc.
Instead, federal investigators are slowly putting the pieces together of an alleged dirty-money operation--with some big names in the rap world involved.

On Wednesday, cops arrested the manager of the label's flagship rapper, Ja Rule. Ron "Gutta" Robinson, 29, was rung up on money-laundering charges in federal court and released on $500,000 bond.
The 29-year-old's legal rep, Stacey Richman, told the Associated Press her client would fight the charges against him.
The indictment specifically alleges Robinson conspired to launder more than $1 million between 1997 and 2002. Per the indictment, Robinson "knew and believed that some of the laundered funds were the proceeds of...a controlled substance."

This was the point I was making yesterday... What message does this send to youth that idolize these people? We slam pro athletes when they are caught with the pants down - but somehow when artists who are selling millions of CDs to youth have this happen it's laughed off....

Rap needs to gets its damn act together or check out...