Murder Inc associate Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff has been sentenced to 37
months in prison on a federal gun charge after pleading guilty. The court told him that he could be facing even more time if any of the other charges against him get to trial. The sentencing comes amid claims that McGriff was laundering money through the label, and even allegations that he was involved in the shooting of 50 Cent in 2000 and the murder of Dwayne Thomas, 31, and Karon Russell Clarrett, 28, in Baltimore a year later.
The court heard an IRS special agent detail evidence that federal investigators and attorneys believe McGriff was linked to Murder Inc and its boss Irving Lorenzo (alias Irv Gotti). They claim that McGriff aided Gotti in starting Murder Inc with moneys earned through drug trafficking, that he was the true owner of the company, not Gotti, and that the label was used to launder the drug money.
Although McGriff was convicted on drug conspiracy charges in 1987 believing him to be the head of the Queens-based drug cartel 'the Supreme Team', no charges have yet been filed against Gotti or McGriff with regard to money laundering.
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1 - Tom Johnson
I'd rather listen to the band. Killer, sadly overlooked album/band.