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politicians, entertainer among 5 J’cans said wanted by US Gov’t
"According
to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, two of the wanted men are
politicians, one is a veteran entertainer, while the others both conduct
regular business at Kingston’s Port Bustamante.
"The
extradition requests, the official said, are related to the ongoing criminal
matter involving reputed drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, who is awaiting
sentencing in a United States court, following his admission of guilt in
relation to racketeering in the US and conspiracy to commit assault in aid of
racketeering.
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| CHRISTOPHER "DUDUS" COKE |
"Coke
faces a maximum 23 years in prison when he returns to the United States
Southern District Court of New York for sentencing on December 8.
"He
has since written to the presiding district judge, Robert P Patterson, begging
for leniency.
"US
authorities regard Coke, 42, as the head of the US-based ‘Shower Posse’, which
earned a reputation for brutally killing opponents during the bloody cocaine
wars of the 1980s in the US.
"Coke
waived his right to an extradition hearing and was sent to the US in June last
year, following a month-long, islandwide search for him that began after a
deadly battle between the security forces and gunmen loyal to him in his former
West Kingston stronghold of Tivoli Gardens in May.
"A
total of 76 people, including two policemen and a soldier, were killed in the
three days of violence that rocked the country.
"According
to the US Government official, the politicians named in the extradition
warrants are believed to have assisted Coke in the importation of various items
from the United States, some of which may not have been brought in legally.
"The
Observer was told that US authorities got critical information on certain
persons in Jamaica from Coke, although his legal team has maintained
consistently that the former fugitive did not squeal."
Is Richard Frederick next? Will Uncle Sam come for him the week of Elections? Will they come for Tucker, too? Let's keep our fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, there is a new thinking in Choiseul: The people want Bruce Tucker to make a disclosure about his alleged sickness and he wouldn't. On Sunday, he was by a women's cricket match in Delcer. There is the belief that his sickness in not new and it is not colon cancer; but the killer disease! What is dat?