Criminal
Oct. 20, 2010
Rapper's Bribery Case Fails Over Audio
The Los Angeles U.S. Attorney's Office suffered defeat Friday when a jury fully acquitted a well known rap artist of federal bribery charges despite indisputable audio recording evidence of the crime.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles U.S. attorney's office suffered a rare and potentially embarrassing defeat Friday when a jury fully acquitted a well-known rap artist of bribery charges despite indisputable audiotape evidence of the bribe.
Elliot Means II, a rapper known as "Butch Cassidy" who performs with the Dogg Pound hip-hop crew, did not contest that audiotapes played...
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