Former Roc-A-Fella Associate pleads guilty…
According to a report by The New York Daily News, a former Roc-A-Fella associate by the name of Manuel Geovanny Rodriguez-Perez has admitted to ordering nine murders and 10 attempted murders.
Rodriguez-Perez also known as ‘El Monstruo’ was credited for helping to launch Jay Z’s music career alongside Kareem ‘Biggs’ Burke. Though, whilst Rodriguez-Perez was becoming well-connected in the music industry and putting out hit HipHop records, the 43-year old was also found to be circulating in the drug scene by running a massive marijuana market from the early 1990’s to 2010.
The US district court of New York found Rodriguez-Perez guilty of being part of an ‘enterprise’ whose members engaged in not only murder and attempted murder, but also narcotics trafficking, money laundering, unlicensed money transmitting, and bank fraud. The ‘Rodriguez operation’ was operated across New York mainly, but also invested in property in Florida and the Dominican Republic.
Rodriguez-Perez pleaded guilty in Manhattan Federal court for organising crime and conspiracy, and officials believe he may face up to life in prison. Rodriguez-Perez’s lawyer, Richard Ware Levitt says ”he’s accepted responsibility for his conduct, and now we’re moving towards his sentence.”
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