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Mr. Cee To Address Arrest With Prostitute

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Mr. Cee To Address Arrest With Prostitute

Hot 97 personality Mister Cee’s was arrest this weekend for soliciting a male prostitute. It is the second time Cee, born Calvin Lebrun, has been arrested on such a charge, having pleaded guilty to the charge of loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense back in 2011. The morning show DJ was arrested in Brooklyn, according to reports. He reportedly approached a man at Madison St. and Broadway around midnight, unaware that the man was an undercover police officer. Cee will reportedly address the arrest on the air this week.

via:hiphopblog

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Lauryn Hill Say She Didn’t Pay Taxes Because Of “Threats” To Family

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Lauryn Hill is going to have a tough time proving this one. After already pleading guilty to tax evasion last year, the enigmatic singer has filed paperwork that says she didn’t pay Uncle Sam because she felt “threatened.”

Reports TMZ:

Lauryn just filed legal docs asking for mercy before her sentencing later this month, claiming there was a good reason she failed to file tax returns for 2005, ’06 and ’07 … when she earned a total of more than $1.8 million. She already pled guilty and faces several years in prison.  
According to docs … Lauryn stopped paying taxes “when she withdrew from society at large due to what she perceived as manipulation and very real threats to herself and her family.” She’s not specific about the threats — but it’s a new explanation for her mysterious disappearance from the music scene after her rise to fame in the ’90s. Lauryn previously claimed she went underground to get back in touch with her musical roots. Lauryn’s asking the court to consider a bunch of other factors before her sentencing — including her claim that she can pay off the debt much faster if she’s not behind bars.

Hill’s previous explanation to her tax struggle included a Tumblr rant where she claimed that she removed herself from society in order to keep her family “safe, healthy, and free from danger.” So it seems like L Boogie is basically saying her fame resulted in an inability to write a check to the United States Treasury. For the sake of her children—she has six—good luck with that. Lauryn Hill will be sentenced on April 22 and hopes to receive probation instead of any jail time.

via;hiphopwired.com

Georgia Man Pleads Not Guilty In The Death Of Usher’s Stepson

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A Georgia man, facing criminal charges stemming from the death of Usher’s stepson, Kile Glover, entered a not guilty plea in Hall County Court, Tuesday (March 19). Jeffrey Simon was indicted earlier in the month, accused of going too fast on his water ski, and accidentally hitting the child. Glover, who is the son of Tameka Raymond,—Usher’s ex-wife— was taken to a Georgia hospital where he stayed on life support for two weeks before being removed. He passed away in late July. 

From the Times of Gainesville:

Hubbard, whose lawyer Jeff Talley entered the plea in court on his behalf, also pleaded not guilty to charges of reckless operation of a vessel, unlawful operation of a personal watercraft, boat traffic violation and serious injury by vessel before Superior Court Judge Bonnie Oliver. Glover suffered severe brain injuries when authorities believe Hubbard’s personal watercraft collided with Glover, who was on an inflatable raft. He was vacationing with his father at the time of the incident. Glover was hospitalized, never regaining consciousness. He died July 21. Jordan Shepp, who was tubing with Kile Glover, suffered a severe injury to her left arm and her scalp was “seriously disfigured,” requiring multiple sutures, according to the indictment. If convicted of homicide by vessel, Hubbard would face at least three years in prison, not exceeding 15. If convicted on the injury by vessel charge, Hubbard would face one year, and no more than five years, in prison. Law enforcement officials said Hubbard was in violation of the “100-foot law,” which mandates that drivers of boats and personal watercraft not operate at more than idle speed within 100 feet of a sitting object or a person in the water. Glover’s death, and the deaths of Jake and Griffin Price, have spurred legislative scrutiny of boating regulations.

Since her son’s death, Tameka Raymond has lost custody of the two children she shares with Usher.
via:hiphopwired.com

DJ Paul Sentenced To Community Service After Getting Caught With Taser

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Last year, Three 6 Mafia’s DJ Paul was arrested in NYC after getting caught with a taser. The “Stay Fly” rapper took a plea deal and was sentenced to community service instead of rolling the dice and hoping he’d be acquitted of a weapons possession charge if the case went to trial.

TMZ reports:

As we reported, DJ Paul was stopped by NYPD officers back in October after leaving a restaurant with an open beer in his hand. According to police, Paul admitted he was carrying a taser at the time, so he was placed under arrest for misdemeanor possession of a weapon. He was also charged with carrying an open container. Paul originally pled “not guilty” to the charges — but today, the rapper struck a plea deal with prosecutors, agreeing to plead guilty to disorderly conduct instead.  He was sentenced to 21 hours of community service.

That should add up to about three days of helping to clean up NYC parks. At the time of his arrest, Paul didn’t know carrying a taser was illegal in New York.  ”Most of the places where I got houses at you can have them,” he told the Breakfast Club shortly after his arrest. DJ Paul released his latest solo album, A Person Of Interest, late last year.

via:hiphopwired.com

DJ Megatron’s Murderer Pleads Guilty, Sentenced To 21 Years In Prison

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DJ Megatron's Murderer Pleads Guilty, Sentenced To 21 Years In Prison

New York City deejay and on-air personality DJ Megatron, born Corey McGriff was fatally shot this morning in the city’s Staten Island borough. Megatron had worked for both HOT 97 (97.1 FM) as well as BET’s 106 & Park in his career. According to police, Corey “DJ Megatron” McGriff was shot down while talking to a friend on his cell phone on his way to buy some weed and a cigar. Police are still investigating the reason behind the shooting, if any. They’re also seeking information on three young men who fled the scene. McGriff, a father of three, allegedly left his four year old child home alone.

Twenty-two-year-old William Williams, who fatally shot DJ Megatron in the chest back in 2011, has been sentenced to 21 years in prison as part of a plea bargain. If he hadn’t, he could have faced trial on a second-degree murder charge and 25 years to life behind bars. “After careful reflection and thought, my client decided this was in his best interest,” Williams’ lawyer, Mario Gallucci, told NYDN. via:hiphopdx

Fat Joe Pleads Guilty To Tax Evasion, Released On $250,000 Bond

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Fat Joe has pleaded guilty to tax evasion after failing to pay income taxes for the years 2007 and 2008. According to TMZ, the Terror Squad chief was accused of dodging roughly $700,000 in income taxes over the two-year period. He appeared in federal court in New Jersey earlier this morning to enter his guilty plea, and was subsequently released on $250,000 bond.

In 2010, Joey Crack listed his $2 million Florida mansion for sale to reportedly liquidate assets to cover debts of nearly $140,000. He was also given a tax lien by the State of New Jersey from 2008 in the sum of $105,000, as well as a Mercer County, New Jersey lien for just under $32,000. Joey Crack will be sentenced in April and is facing up to two years in prison.