Posts Tagged ‘prison’
Marion Jones Goes to the Court After Track and Field »
I am not sure who recorded it, but there is a song out there that says, “No you can't keep a good man down, no.” Some thought that after losing five Olympic medals for using performance-enhancing drugs would silence her forever but no not Marion Jones, 34 year-old. Jones, the disgraced former sprinter once called the [...]
Lil Wayne Diamonds on Teeth Postponed His Jail Time »
Today, Lil Wayne was expected to begin serving his one-year sentence at Rikers Island Prison on weapons-possession charge, but his sentencing was postponed until March 2, to take care of some dental related issues. Rikers Island is New York City's main jail complex. The island is named after Abraham Rycken. His descendants owned Rikers [...]
Ex-congressman William J. Jefferson Gets 13 Years »
To say it’s a sad day for us at Chocolate City is an understatement. We have always held the ex-congressman in very high esteem and regarded him as a true champion in the struggle in improving the lives of the people of Louisiana. We pray that the day will come (more...)
Lil Wayne to have an address change for criminal gun »
Grammy Award-winning artist Dwayne Carter, also known as Lil Wayne is expected to serve a year in prison for gun possession. Documents obtained from the Manhattan District Attorney's office indicated the hip-hop artist pleaded guilty on Thursday to attempted criminal possession of a weapon. Mr. Carter’s [...]
Chicago Actor Tanner Faces Prison for Stolen »
Chicago born actor, Antow Tanner, 34 year-old, pleaded guilty yesterday in a Brooklyn court to selling more than a dozen social security numbers for $10,000. According to court documents, he told the judge that he was a middleman in the stolen or dead people social security numbers scheme. (more...)
California Outlaws the Display of Noose »
Approved by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on August 5, 2009 and filed with the California Secretary of State on August 6, 2009, Bill Number: AB 412 has now become a law. (more...)
Should Michael Vick be reinstated into the NFL? »
On Monday, former Atlantic Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was released from federal custody. Vick served 23-months for operating an illegal dogfighting and gambling ring. He remains on probation. (more...)
Rapper T.I. new address Forrest City, Arkansas 72335 »
Rapper Clifford Harris, Jr. popularly known as T.I. is expected to have a change of address by midday Tuesday, May 26, 2009. His new address will be in Forrest City, Arkansas, Zip Code 72335 at a minimum security prison. Just in case you plan on calling him, Forrest City, Arkansas is on the CDT (GMT -05) time zone. The temperature on the day of [...]
Detroit’s Kwame Kilpartick released from prison »
At 12:35 a.m. Tuesday morning, Detroit's former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, 38-year-old, strolled out of the Wayne County Jail. He said nothing to reporters as he was whisked into a Chevy Suburban. The former mayor spent 99 days in an isolated cell. "He's upbeat. He's not bitter. He has grown. ... He wants to get on with his life," [...]
Detroit’s ex-mayor Kwame Kilpatrick gets 4 »
Wayne County Circuit Judge David Groner ordered Detroit's ex-mayor Kwame Kilpatrick to prison for 4 months. The sentence was announced nine months after a newspaper story was published about text messages that ignited a scandal at City Hall. The ex-mayor would not be given an opportunity for early release. Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty last [...]
Is the Crack Law Racially Bias? »
By: http://www.chocolatecity.cc/blog On December 09, 2007, the U.S Supreme Court ruled that judges can impose shorter prison terms for crack cocaine possession below the current recommended term of the 100:1 (cocaine powder versus crack cocaine) ratio in the guidelines. The Supreme Court 7-2 decision ruled in favor of judges [...]
