New date set for Black Mafia Family trial
July 16, 2007 at 2:35 pm by Mara Shalhoup in BMF, NewsThe trial date for the alleged co-leaders of multistate cocaine ring the Black Mafia Family has been pushed back from August to November. The move will give federal prosecutors and defense attorneys more time to prepare for the case, which is now scheduled to take place almost exactly two years after the drug crew was indicted.
The BMF crew earned an estimated $270 million in cocaine proceeds in less than two decades, and 41 alleged crew members ultimately were indicted. The organization was birthed in Detroit, where the trial will take place, and later established central hubs in Atlanta and L.A.
The crew’s legendary presence in Atlanta — including accusations of violence that were not addressed in the federal indictment — was the subject of a three-part series “Hip-hop’s shadowy empire,” published in CL last year.
Alleged BMF leader Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, a flashy hip-hop entrepreneur, is alleged to have held down the Atlanta hub, while his brother, Terry “Southwest T,” allegedly manned the L.A. one. Along with the Flenory brothers, seven other co-defendants who allegedly worked under them are scheduled for trial Nov. 5.
The Flenory brothers are accused of running a “continuing criminal enterprise,” a charge that can carry a life sentence.
A dozen additional co-defendants have pleaded guilty to cocaine distribution and other charges. Four other defendants who face only money-laundering charges — including New York jeweler to the stars Jacob “the Jeweler” Arabo, as well as the Flenory brothers’ father — will be tried separately. The remaining 16 have neither a trial date nor a plea hearing scheduled.
August 16th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
There should be more people indicted for wholesaling the drugs to them.The “white” establishment and the (Mexican) people who bring the drugs into the country need to get some fire under their butts also. There should be uprisings and melees behind this.There are more black people with criminal records than there are in college and the military. Might I add there are plenty of black men in college and the military.
September 19th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
WOW, Thats alot of money. Big Meech is not a name its a title. They can make a book out of this. They got too strong and too big. There is always going to be a drug dealer in the area, but when you get too big. The governmnet will step in. The FBI were caught napping for awhile on these people before they really notcie. The video tapes and alot of sloppiness is what got them.
September 19th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
WOW, Thats alot of money. Big Meech is not a name its a Title. They can make a book out of this. They got too strong and too big. There is always going to be a drug dealer in the area, but when you get too big. The governmnet will step in.!!!The FBI were caught napping for awhile on these people before they really notice how much dope they were bringing in. They even were big enough where they had enough soldiers to take alot of heat. That video tapes and wire taps is what chopped the head of this fallen empire. I wonder how you can tap on people phones or cell phones to get caught up like that.
October 5th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
YALL BETTA KNOW WHAT DA FUCK YALL TALKIN BOUT DATS MY UNCLE N YALL DONT KNOW SHIT SO SHUT DA FUCK UP LAME AZZ NIGGAZ 4 Y ALL GET BODIED PUSSY AZZ NIGGAZ DETROIT BITCHEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!!
October 5th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
CubanMike, check out “The Wire” to get a blueprint on how the feds can up on the wire using cellphones. They got the entire Barksdale crew doing that. Mike D, you make a sad but true statement about the number of black men in college and the military vs. the prison system. And Lil Meech, i presume you’re not among the ones who went to college.
You feel me?
June 7th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
. TRINA WILCOX advised DEA agents that NIGEL ADAMS and his nephew NOLAN ADAMS had stolen $500.000 in us currency from TERRY FLENORY but she didnt know any details but she heard that TERRY FLENORY had put a hit on NIGEL ADAMS AND NOLAN ADAMS and TRINA WILCOX`S sister BEVERLY ADAMS was worried SO THEY MOVED OUT OF DETROIT because they feared for there lives.
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June 9th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
ARNOLD BOYD stated that NIGEL ADAMS is NOLAN ADAMS uncle .NIGEL ADAMS recived a share of the money that NOLAN ADAMS AND BENJAMIN JOHNSON stole from TERRY FLENORY AND REGINALD DANCY NIGEL ADAMS wife the sister to HAROLD WILCOX`S exwife