Grammy Award Winning Rapper Convicted of Perjury; Lil Kim will go to prison in September, but avoids maximum 20 year prison term

From: Los Angeles Sentinel | Date: July 20, 2005 | Copyright information

Los Angeles Sentinel
07-20-2005
NEW YORK - Rapper Lil' Kim escaped a stiff prison sentence Wednesday after
telling a judge she was a "God-fearing good person" who regretted lying to
a federal grand jury about a 2001 shootout outside a Manhattan radio
station.

The Grammy winner, was sentenced to one year and one day for perjury and
conspiracy - a term far less than the three years and seven months sought
by prosecutors.

U.S. District Judge Gerard Lynch said he had weighed the public perception
of sending a young black entertainer to prison far longer than Martha
Stewart, who spent five months in ...

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