11.19.2004

I Told Ya So (err... Didn't I?)

I posted about this subject about a year ago (read it here), and here it is in the news, again:

(courtesy of YahooNews)

NEW YORK - Ja Rule's manager was arrested Wednesday as part of an investigation into the music label once known as Murder Inc.

Ron "Gutta" Robinson, 29, was arraigned on money laundering charges in federal court and released on $500,000 bond.

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Federal prosecutors are probing ties between drug dealers and Murder Inc., the recording home of hip-hop star Ja Rule and other platinum-selling acts such as Ashanti. Last week, the label's bookkeeper was indicted, also on money laundering charges.

Murder Inc. changed its name to The Inc. earlier this year after executives said the label's image was hurt by court filings alleging that they had been laundering drug money from a crack dealer, Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff.

Federal officials also have linked McGriff to several drug-related murders, according to court filings. McGriff is serving time on a gun offense but has not been charged with the murders.

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The Inc., huh? Yeah, probably a good idea to get the word murder out of your company's title, maybe? Especially when you're laundering money from drug dealers/actual murderers...


Listening to: Atreyu