MURDER INC TRIAL COMES TO A CLOSE

Irv and Chris Gotti will not have to wait much longer to find out what the future holds. On Wednesday, November 30th, the prosecution and defense presented their closing arguments in the federal money laundering and racketeering trial. The Gottis are accused of laundering over $1 million through their label, Murder Inc. Records, for reputed drug king Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff.

Defense attorney Gerald Shargel shared what he thought of the case during his closing arguments. He said, “I’m not going to talk about Russell Simmons, Jay-Z and Ja Rule. I’m not going to talk about Hip-Hop. I don’t want to stand here for two hours to make my argument. This case is so weak that it’s a shame that these two men are standing here.”

The case is expected to go to the jury on Thursday, December 1st. If the Gotti brothers are found guilty, they could receive up to twenty years behind bars.