{"id":135358,"date":"2021-08-12T15:44:57","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T15:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=135358"},"modified":"2021-08-12T15:44:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T15:44:57","slug":"rapper-nines-faces-jail-over-98000-money-laundering-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/rapper-nines-faces-jail-over-98000-money-laundering-plot\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapper Nines faces jail over \u00a398,000 money laundering plot"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Chart-topping and Mobo award-winning rapper Nines, 31, faces jail over \u00a398,000 money laundering plot and plans to smuggle cannabis into the UK from Spain and Poland<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Courtney Freckleton pleaded guilty to drugs and money laundering charges\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He and Jason Thompson denied two further counts of conspiracy to supply<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The pair were remanded in custody by Judge Rosa Dean ahead of sentencing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They were arrested in June after police raids across London and Borehamwood<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Operation stemmed from infiltration of encrypted messaging service Encrochat\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chart-topping rapper Nines is facing jail over a \u00a398,000 money laundering plot, and plans to smuggle\u00a028kg of cannabis into the UK from Spain and Poland.<\/p>\n<p>The musician, real name Courtney Freckleton, 31, pleaded guilty to drugs and money laundering charges at Harrow Crown Court in north-west London today.<\/p>\n<p>Nines, who last year topped the UK album chart with his third studio release Crabs In A Bucket, appeared alongside Jason Thompson, 35.<\/p>\n<p>The pair admitted conspiracy to import the Class B drug cannabis into the UK from Poland and Spain and conspiracy to transfer criminal cash between March 10 and July 3 last year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/08\/12\/16\/46604131-9887367-image-a-22_1628781391740.jpg\" height=\"805\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chart-topping rapper Nines is facing jail over a \u00a398,000 money laundering plot, and plans to smuggle 28kg of cannabis into the UK from Spain and Poland<\/p>\n<p>The plot involved one successful importation and a second attempted one, with the total amount of cannabis said to be 28kg, the court heard.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutor Genevieve Reed said the money laundering charge related to a \u00a398,000 debt as well as the value of the drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Nines and Thompson both denied two further counts of conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to supply cannabis and Ms Reed said prosecutors will not be seeking a trial on the charges.<\/p>\n<p>The men were arrested in June after police raids across London and Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, in an operation understood to have stemmed from the infiltration of encrypted messaging service Encrochat.<\/p>\n<p>The network, which was used by thousands of criminals internationally, was brought down by law enforcement last year after being hacked by French investigators.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nines, of Barbican, central London, and Thompson, of Barnet, north London, are facing lengthy jail sentences and were remanded in custody by Judge Rosa Dean, who adjourned the case for sentencing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2021\/08\/12\/16\/46604129-9887367-The_musician_real_name_Courtney_Freckleton_31_pleaded_guilty_to_-a-24_1628781423421.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The musician, real name Courtney Freckleton, 31, pleaded guilty to drugs and money laundering charges at Harrow Crown Court in north-west London today<\/p>\n<p>Nines, originally from Harlesden, north-west London, had his brother Wayne &#8211; also known as Brandszino or Zino &#8211; gunned down and killed in an alleged gangland attack in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper, who was jailed in 2013 for possession of cannabis with intent to supply, was named best hip hop act at last year\u2019s Mobo Awards.<\/p>\n<p>His chart-topping third album, which beat metal titans Metallica to the top spot on its release, secured album of the year, seeing off competition from Stormzy, J Hus, Lianne La Havas and Mahalia.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9887367\/Rapper-Nines-admits-plot-import-cannabis-Poland-Spain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chart-topping and Mobo award-winning rapper Nines, 31,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":135357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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