06/04/07 - Lupe Fiasco's Business Partner Sentenced To 44 Years For Drug Charges

J-Banks · 06-04-2007, 07:25 AM

Lupe Fiasco's Business Partner Sentenced To 44 Years For Drug Charges
Published: Monday - June 4, 2007

Charles Patton, mentor and business partner of Chi-town rapper Lupe Fiasco, will have to put a halt to his career in the music biz after being sentenced to 44 years on several drug charges.

In a Cook County courtroom last month, Judge Dennis Porter sentenced Patton to 44 years on drug charges, after he was caught with 6 kilos of heroin -- worth about $1 million on the street -- back in 2003, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

The papers reports that investigators said that he had become one of the top shot callers in the Chicago drug-dealing world, using money he earned from record deals to buy heroin and flooding the city's streets with his product.

Fiasco, who owns the record label 1st & 15th alongside Patton, was never charged, but was present at the his home when he was arrested and was also forced to testify during his trial about phone conversations he had with Patton, which investigators believe were about heroin.

In recorded conversations, both Patton and Fiasco were quoted as talking about splitting up "whole yellow" and "whole red" ones," which a prosecution witness said represented the mixing and prepping of $10 heroin packets.

While testifying for the defense, Fiasco (real name: Wasalu Jaco) said that during the conversations they were referring to the mixing and prepping of music tracks, and denied any involvement in drugs.

Although Fiasco did not comment directly regarding the case, he did write a letter to the court to vouch for his business partner and longtime friend.

"I love Charles... I am deeply saddened by his circumstances and will stand by him and his family no matter what occurs," Fiasco wrote.

"Mr. Patton has played a crucial role in the development of Lupe's career," Craig Kallman, the chairman/CEO of Atlantic Records, also wrote to the court. "Through his invaluable knowledge, advice, and guidance, Lupe has developed into one of the most refreshing artists in hip-hop music."

While Patton was convicted, prosecutors could not present evidence to link the drug charges to their record label, 1st & 15th, even though they believed that he had been dealing since the 80s, years before he linked up with Fiasco to launch the label.

"There is a large amount of money that he received from the sales of heroin," Assistant State's Attorney Patrick Coughlin told the paper. "And he was able to start up a record company."

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common sense · 06-04-2007, 08:01 AM

too bad but if chill is proven to have sold drugs then he deserves to be in jail

AUTUMN_DEATH · 06-04-2007, 09:51 AM

damn 44 years shit he gona die in there if hes found guilty

GMNRecordsCT3 · 06-04-2007, 10:12 AM

Damn

HarlemzFynest · 06-04-2007, 11:19 AM

propzzzzzzzzz

bk 42 · 06-04-2007, 11:29 AM

44 years over some drugs damn. you would thought he killed someone shit is od

ToRcH · 06-04-2007, 01:38 PM

cot dayumn!

Ed-ucation · 06-04-2007, 03:14 PM

44 years shit the dude is gonna die in prison

SafEastsideHype · 06-04-2007, 03:33 PM

Wow, 44 years is an incredible sentence to hand out for a drugs offence, and that’s very unlucky for Lupe, but he needs to be around more positive heads at this moment of time in his career. In the end the fact is the guy pushed drugs, it’s a no-no if he’s trying to emulate the life of a successful business man, basically if you cop, chop and slice, more times than not you’ll get caught and result in paying the price. I’ll agree with many people though, 44 years is a little too long, I thought a 5-10 with early release would have been a fairer sentence to hand out.

S.A.F.
Eastside Hype

G-Unit/DaTest · 06-04-2007, 05:58 PM

this system is bullshit

he coulda been doin somethin useful then rotting away for 44 years

they make it sound like iits 44 dayz and shit

he doesnt deserve that

G_Unit_Life · 06-04-2007, 08:09 PM

Ain't lupe a muslim? what he doing talking about drugs n shit? LOL but damn 44years a fuckin long time to be behind bars over some drug shit anyway!

06-04-2007, 07:25 AM	#1
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bk 42 i am kidrobot Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the lab Posts: 2,403 Repped: 650 Repped 6,991 Times in 659 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 31 Times in 22 Posts	44 years over some drugs damn. you would thought he killed someone shit is od __________________ areyouinthatmoodyet.com Joe Budden - The Great Escape COMING SOON

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common sense Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sofia,Bulgaria Posts: 1,573 Repped: 44 Repped 6 Times in 3 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	too bad but if chill is proven to have sold drugs then he deserves to be in jail

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AUTUMN_DEATH Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 774 Repped: 38 Repped 54 Times in 31 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 30 Times in 26 Posts	damn 44 years shit he gona die in there if hes found guilty

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Ed-ucation Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,083 Repped: 416 Repped 98 Times in 58 Posts Neg Reps: 5 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	44 years shit the dude is gonna die in prison

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SafEastsideHype EastsideHypeProductions Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 141 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wow, 44 years is an incredible sentence to hand out for a drugs offence, and that’s very unlucky for Lupe, but he needs to be around more positive heads at this moment of time in his career. In the end the fact is the guy pushed drugs, it’s a no-no if he’s trying to emulate the life of a successful business man, basically if you cop, chop and slice, more times than not you’ll get caught and result in paying the price. I’ll agree with many people though, 44 years is a little too long, I thought a 5-10 with early release would have been a fairer sentence to hand out. S.A.F. Eastside Hype __________________ S.A.F. \| Eastside Hype at MySpace - MySpace.com/SafEastsideHype. S.A.F. \| Eastside Hype at Bebo - EastsideHype.Bebo.com.

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G-Unit/DaTest *Gang Green* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Miami 305 Posts: 5,698 Repped: 1,842 Repped 522 Times in 74 Posts Neg Reps: 5 Neg Repped at 5 Times in 5 Posts	this system is bullshit he coulda been doin somethin useful then rotting away for 44 years they make it sound like iits 44 dayz and shit he doesnt deserve that

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G_Unit_Life "T.O.S" July 1st Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Everywhere You Wanna Be Posts: 2,091 Repped: 386 Repped 439 Times in 74 Posts Neg Reps: 13 Neg Repped at 4 Times in 3 Posts	Ain't lupe a muslim? what he doing talking about drugs n shit? LOL but damn 44years a fuckin long time to be behind bars over some drug shit anyway! __________________

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