Frank Lucas

FRANK LUCAS

Background Info

• Born September 9, 1930  in         n        NC
• Moved to Harlem in 1946
• Introduced to street crime when he moved
• By The 1960s had a rug empire that spanned from New York to South East Asia
• He approached selling his product like any entrepreneur by offering value for the right price

Crimes Committed

• Drug trafficking which a felony, and is a more serious crime than drug possession.

Sentencing

• In 1976 following year he was sentenced to 70 years in prison. Once convicted, Lucas provided evidence that led to 100 further drug-related convictions
• In 1981, after 5 years in custody, his 40-year Federal term and 30-year state term were reduced to time served plus lifetime parole
• n 1984, he was caught and convicted of trying to exchange one ounce of heroin and $13,000 for one kilogram of cocaine
• He was defended by his former prosecutor Richie Roberts and received a sentence of seven years. He was released from prison in 1991.

Wedding Cake Model

• This falls in high profile felonies since Frank drew a lot of attention and did it a numerous of time he was then almost taken as a celebrity and the media was all over him after all they even made a movie inspired in his criminal life called “American Gangster” starring Denzel Washington.

Where is he now

• Right now he has joined efforts with his daughter's non-profit organization, Yellow Brick Roads, which provides a safe haven for children of incarcerated parents

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