Grammy-winning rapper John Forté's 14-year cocaine-smuggling sentence was commuted by President Bush last night after singer Carly Simon and Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch lobbied for him.
The Brooklyn-born Forté was convicted of smuggling liquid coke into the country in 2000 after he was busted at Newark Airport. The former Fugees producer is serving time at the Fort Dix, NJ, federal prison.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
George Bush Pardons John Forté
Grammy-winning rapper John Forté's 14-year cocaine-smuggling sentence was commuted by President Bush last night after singer Carly Simon and Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch lobbied for him.
The Brooklyn-born Forté was convicted of smuggling liquid coke into the country in 2000 after he was busted at Newark Airport. The former Fugees producer is serving time at the Fort Dix, NJ, federal prison.
