Jerome Castle News Today

Biz Markie's longtime manager, Lamont Wanzer, reportedly came up during a court hearing in Maryland this week.

As the bookkeeper for a Baltimore-based marijuana trafficking ring, Jerome Castle kept careful notes on his organization’s expenses in a red spiral-bound notebook, using coded language to refer to major players and accounts. Castle said that he used the code names “Short Man” and “Johnny Vegas” to refer to a lawyer who worked with the ...

Rapper Biz Markie’s manager wore a wire against Baltimore attorney Ken Ravenell early on, records show

Rapper Biz Markie’s manager wore a wire against Baltimore attorney Ken Ravenell early on, records show

When Richard Byrd wasn’t directing a cross-country marijuana distribution operation, he was partying with some of the biggest names in sports and hip hop.

When Richard Byrd wasn’t directing a cross-country marijuana distribution operation, he was partying with some of the biggest names in sports and hip hop.

When federal prosecutors added two new defendants to the criminal case against Baltimore attorney Kenneth Ravenell last month, they also spelled out in an indictment new details of the steps Ravenell allegedly took to aid a drug organization through money laundering and obstruction.