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Confirmed: The second co-defendant in the case against Int'l Reggae singer Buju Banton, today agreed to assist the US Government in seeking a conviction against him. James Mack signed a 17 page plea agreement between himself, his attorney, Mary Mills and United States District Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Brian Albritton. The agreement stated that Mack, Banton, whose real name is Mark Myrie and Ian Thomas negotiated the sale of cocaine with an informant. (Observer)

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Confirmed: 14 member jury selected for Buju Banton trial - (Observer) A 14 member panel of jurors wa...

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Confirmed: 14 member jury selected for Buju Banton trial - (Observer) A 14 member panel of jurors was selected for the trial of Reggae singer Buju Banton in the Gibbons US Court in downtown Tampa this morning. The jury includes seven woman and only two African Americans...
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<span style="font-weight: bold">&quot;Never before could I attest to the trauma experienced by others,&quot; Banton wrote, &quot;but my current situation brings the full perspective of what bondage really means.&quot;</span>


tammarraw mii affii goo recard store ann buy kargo new versian aff mii nah sellout mii friend like wat dem didd to buju

watt oonnoo tink will buju gitt a fair trial?

[LusciousJohnson]

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free Buju! a dat mi haffi sey

carryon...

[Skelly]

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no....

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dea agents testify in buju favor

TAMPA, Florida — Drug Enforcement Agent Daniel McCeaffrey, today testified that he had no evidence that Reggae singer Buju Banton, was involved in illicit drug dealing.

McCeaffrey, who gave evidence on the first day of the trial at the Gibbons US Federal Court in downtown Tampa, said there was no evidence that Buju Banton — whose real name is Mark Myrie — received any money from any drug deal.

He also said even though he was investigating Banton for a year, he could find no evidence that the artiste had collected any money from drug dealing.

He made the revelation during cross-examination from Banton's attorney David Markus.

Markus, in his opening salvo, told the 14-member panel of jurors that he would prove that Myrie was not a drug trafficker and had never invested in illicit drug dealing. He said that artiste would waive his right not to testify.

&quot;He's got nothing to hide because the truth is on his side in this case,&quot; Markus said.

He said his client's big mistake was that he loved to talk. Markus said Myrie met DEA informant Alexander Johnson, a Colombian national, on a flight from Madrid Spain to Florida last year and during conversation Johnson introduced the subject of drug dealing to him.

He said Myrie had in fact tasted cocaine but that did not qualify him as a drug dealer.

Markus also argued that Myrie did not know about the US$130,000 that his co-defendant James Mack had been held with. The money he said was given to Mack by two men identified as 'Ike' and 'Tike' from Atlanta, Georgia.

The attorney said Mack and Ian Thomas were the ones who were dealing drugs and said his client made a decision not to partake in any deal and went to his Tamarac home in Florida, where he was arrested in December last year.

Mack and Thomas have taken plea deals and have agreed to testify against the artiste. All three are charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilogrammes of cocaine. The charge carries a sentence of 20 years to life and a fine of up to US$4 million.

Prosecutor Jim Preston argued that he would prove that Myrie is a known drug dealer who invested in multi-million dollar drug enterprises and he was arrested because he was starting a new venture.

Forensic chemist Alexandra Gongra also gave evidence that the substance that Thomas and Mack were arrested with was cocaine.

Telephone records analyst Donnie Godshoal also gave evidence today.

Dozens of Banton's supporters turned up outside the court to show their solidarity with the four time Grammy nominee.

His former manager Donovan Germaine, VP Records President Chris Chin and Deejay Delly Ranks were also present for the trial.

[Skelly]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">A 14 member panel of jurors was selected for the trial of Reggae singer Buju Banton in the Gibbons US Court in downtown Tampa this morning. The jury includes seven woman and only two African Americans.

Several jurors were excused because they expressed the view that marijuana should be made legal for medicinal purposes. However, Banton's lawyer David Oscar Markus, said he was satisfied with the make up of the jury.

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Confirmed: DEA agent says he has no evidence that Buju Banton is a drug Dealer - (Observer) DEA Agent Daniel McCeaffrey, today testified that he had no evidence that Reggae singer Buju Banton, was involved in illicit drug dealing...
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[jah_yout]

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hopefully no jamaicans on the jury

so many of them have already found him guilty &amp; convicted him

[mountaingal]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">hopefully no jamaicans on the jury

so many of them have already found him guilty &amp; convicted him </div></div>

a so? u really think him stand a better chance of a fair trial if no jamaicans were on the jury?

[jah_yout]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MGee</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jah_yout</div><div class="ubbcode-body">hopefully no jamaicans on the jury

so many of them have already found him guilty &amp; convicted him </div></div>

a so? u really think him stand a better chance of a fair trial if no jamaicans were on the jury?
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just a tongue-in-cheek statement...
depends what kind of jamaicans though...as you know j'can opinions vary

[mountaingal]

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i know it was tongue in cheek. u are very fond of scolding your people.

[SmoothOperator]

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Well the Gleaner have a different spin including one section where the prosecutor play a tape where Buju is heard saying &quot;Do you have any contacts where I can get cocaine?&quot;. Apparently the Gleaner not &quot;Buju Friendly&quot; whereas the Observer is since the Gleaner leave out the favourable testimony whereas the Observer include it.

Anyway not sure what the list of charges is but I wonder if plea bargaining to a lesser charge was not an option ....such as acquiring for personal use...because it is the distribution charge that could put him in prison for a long time.


Gleaner story:

http://go-jamaica.com/news/read_article.php?id=22737

Buju clean up good for him trial:

[Blackstar*]

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There's another headline in Breaking News claiming Buju is an &quot;established&quot; drug dealer. These investigators looking fame and promotion at Buju's expense and wasting tax payers' money to achieve their sinister objective.