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Big Meech has reportedly been released from federal prison

Big Meech has reportedly been released from federal prison

Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory has reportedly been released from federal prison and moved to a halfway house. Accordingly The Jasmine brandFlenory should initially be released to her homeland by 2026 at the latest.

Shortly after the news broke, journalist Philip Lewis reported the news and typed: “The Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman told me Demetrius 'Big Meech' Flenory was moved from FCI Coleman Low to community confinement (house arrest or halfway house) yesterday “Flenory has an expected release date of January 27, 2026.”

The Detroit News It was previously reported that the Black Mafia Family co-founder could be at large in 2026. The famous hustler was supposed to serve a 30-year prison sentence, which was returned to him in 2008. Brittany K. Barnett, Flenory's attorney, initially had 32 months' time taken out of his sentence. However, after Barnett was found guilty of large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering, he emphasized his client's commitment to readjusting to society.

Big Meech and his brother Terry Lee “Southwest Tee” Flenory founded BMF in 1985 as a creative agency and hip-hop label. But everything fell apart in the 2000s when federal officials concluded that the company was just a front for a complex money laundering scheme.

Federal authorities said BMF transported cocaine across the country, reaping more than $270 million in cocaine sales. U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents destroyed Flenory's cocaine empire in a drug bust in 2005, with Big Meech, Southwest Tee and more than 100 co-conspirators arrested for their crimes.

No further details about Big Meech have been released at this time.

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