The affidavit said subpoenaed hotel records show that Murder Inc. paid for McGriff's hotel stays in Texas in late November and December, including $1,200 limousine rides to the Beaumont prison facility where he visited Gerald Miller, an alleged prominent member of McGriff's drug operation.
The affidavit says Miller is being investigated because guards repeatedly cite a sharp rise in heroin in the prison, coinciding with McGriff's visits.
The affadavit also says that Murder Inc. used McGriff's reputation for violence and witness intimidation to scare people in the music industry and extort a "prominent music executive from another company." [Reuters] It's a lot easier to make it in the tough record biz when your revenue streams include drug profits and extortion of rivals; the threat of violence makes negotiations go more smoothly as well. With a name like "Murder Inc.," they weren't trying to fool anyone.
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