Seems like the only one of the Roc-a-fella founders having good fortune is Jay-Z. While Dame Dash deals with lawsuits, tax problems and other issues, Kareem Biggs Burke has just been sentenced to 5 years in prison. Allhiphop reports:
Kareem “Biggs” Burke, who is most famously known as one of the
co-founders of Roc-A-Fella, was sentenced earlier today (June 5) to five
years in prison for conspiring to distribute over 100 kilos of
marijuana.
The NY Daily News is
reporting that Burke, 38, “was snared in a federal drug sting called
“Operation Green Venom,” which targeted a trafficking ring that
controlled most of the wholesale pot market in the city.” The drug sting
led to the arrests of over 50 people involved.
Reports state that Burke swore to Manhattan Federal Court Judge Loretta Swain that the two would never see each other in court again. She responded, “Nothing personal, but I’m going to keep you to that promise.”
Back in October of 2010, Burke, along with 40 others, was arrested by
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for their involvement with a
narcotic ring at the time. Special Agent Jim Hayes told the NY Post at
the time of arrest regarding the narcotics ring, “It was transported in
bulk from Florida to New York. From there it was divvied up among three
main cells in the NYC-area and distributed to their clients. As the
investigation continues, we want to make sure that other rival networks
or other co-conspirators cannot use the same tools.”
Burke, along with Dame Dash and Jay-Z, co-founded Roc-A-Fella records
in 1996. The business trio went there separate ways in 2004 where Jay-Z
eventually landed his own situation with his current label, RocNation,
while Dash created DD172.
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