Rapper Nabs One of Bush's Prison Passes (caught with 31 pounds of cocaine)

The Washington Post ^ | POSTED: 06:41 PM ET, 11/24/2008 | Derek Kravitz

[weegee]

A Grammy Award-winning rapper and music producer originally sentenced to 14 years in prison for smuggling cocaine is one of 16 people receiving pardons or reduced sentences from President Bush.

John Edward Forte of North Brunswick, N.J., a graduate of the elite Phillips Exeter Academy prep school who later became a producer for the rap group The Fugees and released two albums on his own, was caught in 2000 at Newark International Airport with two briefcases filled with $1.4 million worth of liquid cocaine, according to court documents.

Forte, 33, a first-time offender, was convicted of possessing the 31 pounds of cocaine with intent to distribute and was sentenced to a minimum of 14 years at Fort Dix, N.J.

With the commutation, Forte will be released Dec. 22, after serving just over seven years. He still faces five years of supervised probation.

Among vocal advocates on Forte's behalf have been singer Carly Simon, along with her son James, and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)...

Forte was one of two inmates who received reduced sentences. He pardoned 14 others.

[weegee]

Maybe he’s a Carly Simon fan:

“Among vocal advocates on Forte’s behalf have been singer Carly Simon, along with her son James, and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah)...”

[rangeryder]

"Maybe Bush is waiting for the last minute to avoid any uproar over this."

Oh please, Bush wants these two men to be made examples of so the other border patrol guards will be afraid to do their jobs. He is the biggest proponent of amensty, open borders, multiculturalism and globalism that you'll ever find.

[sheik yerbouty]

It never entered his mind..

[RichInOC]

“Cocaine’s a hell of a drug.”

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

An even bigger disgrace to the Mormon faith is Harry Reid of Nevada.

[weegee]

Wonder if he'll be making the rounds at the Obama inauguration.

[Louis Foxwell]

This should have been done years ago.
There will be substantial support for criminal action against George if he fails to pardon these men.
The only uproar will come when he fails to pardon them.

[Yaelle]

Among vocal advocates on Forte's behalf have been singer Carly Simon

Well, we know why Clinton would have pardoned this creep, but Bush???

Caught with two suitcases full of liquid cocaine... Might as well have been liquid explosives... Oh yeah, I'd pardon him, sure.

[piasa]

Speaking of The Fugees;

Rapper Indicted For Funneling MILLIONS of Dollars in Foreign Money to Obama’s 2012 Presidential
GATEWAY PUNDIT ^ | 5/10/2019 | Christina Laila
Posted on 5/10/2019, 11:28:25 PM by bitt

The feds indicted Pras Michel, a rapper for the group ‘The Fugees’ on Friday for funneling millions of dollars of foreign money to Barack Obama’s 2012 presidential campaign.

The Justice Department accused Mr. Michel of funneling foreign money to pro-Obama super PACs without disclosing the origins of the money, which was reportedly tied to Malaysian businessman, Jho Low.

Jho Low was indicted last year on conspiracy charges related to a scam bilking 1MBD of hundreds of millions of dollars, but will face additional charges along with Pras Michel – Low, however remains at large.