Via Washington (CNN)
NFL player Samuel Hurd has been arrested and charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Thursday.
Agents say Hurd, 26, a wide receiver for the Chicago Bears, was arrested Wednesday night after a five-month investigation that began in Dallas, where Hurd once played for the Cowboys. Authorities say he was trying to set up a drug distribution network in Chicago.
The complaint states that Hurd met with an ICE undercover agent at a restaurant in Chicago on Wednesday night when, law enforcement officials say, Hurd introduced himself as the person communicating with a confidential informant.
Hurd stated that he was interested in purchasing 5 to 10 kilograms of cocaine, at $25,000 per kilogram, and 1,000 pounds of marijuana at $450 per pound per week for distribution in the Chicago area, according to ICE.
Hurd said that “he and another co-conspirator currently distribute about four kilograms of cocaine per week in Chicago but that his supplier couldn’t supply him with enough quantity,” Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said.
After they finished negotiating, according to the complaint, the undercover agent presented Hurd with a kilogram of cocaine that Hurd accepted.
“Hurd stated that he plays for the Chicago Bears and that he gets out of practice at about 5:30 p.m., after which he would make arrangements to pay for the kilogram of cocaine,” ICE officials said in a news release, “Hurd left the restaurant with the bag of cocaine and was arrested shortly thereafter in the parking lot of the restaurant.”
If convicted, Hurd faces a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison and a $2 million fine for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. CNN’s efforts to contact Hurd’s lawyers were unsuccessful Thursday afternoon.
Archives for December 2011
Tony Montana: Artist Rendering
I’m not an art buff by any means, but I do appreciate talent and the fine arts. During my down time weeks, it’s not rare to find me at a museum, art show, catching a friend in a Broadway musical or even the NY Philharmonic rock out. I came across this today. It’s an artist rendering of Al Pacino as “Tony Montana.” I thought it was pretty dope enough to share! Check it out & visit Tracy’s Facebook page: Tracy Andrews – Facebook
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Winner of the DJ Yoshi: Photo of the Month Contest (November)
Congratulations to New York City’s Ryan Rodriguez for having someone snap this INCREDIBLE pic at GIFT NY this past November!
DJ Yoshi’s Fan Photo of the Month
Winning Picture
DJ Yoshi poses with Hot 97’s DJ Big Ben, Japan Heavy Hitter DJ Lead
NYC’s DJ Martin & Brinka. Event Promoters Andro.NYCelife & Events RL’s RR
Ryan utilized a Canon Powershot ELPH 300 HS to take this month’s winning shot! For submitting the picture, Ryan wins a $25 American Express Gift Card!
Thank you to everyone that entered the contest & we look forward to your December Submissions!
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visit DJ Yoshi’s Event Calendar. Take a picture of DJ Yoshi during an event.
Submit your picture to: pictures(at)djyoshi.com along with the following:
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All 12/2011 entries must be received no later than January 3, 2012.
Winners will receive a $25 American Express Gift Card.
1 Grand Prize Winner will be drawn on January 3, 2013.
The winner will receive a DSLR Camera from a manufacturer to be later named.
NYC Man Earns $55,000/Year…Selling Candy
courtesy of Claire Gordon -> AOL Jobs
“Excuse me ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention please. Pardon the interruption…”
The announcement is familiar to many New Yorkers, who as they ride the subway, get visits from various people asking for their spare change, sometimes in exchange for an accordion tune, a belted 1960s ballad, or a pack of M&M peanuts. Probably few of those travelers know that at least one of those peddlers earns $150 a day.
Alex “Tracks” McFarland started selling candy on the subway at age 11, and is the subject of a two-minute documentary by Bianca Consunji (via New York magazine). With his 13 years of experience, Tracks knows the business well. Peanut M&Ms is his biggest seller, but he’s got Welch’s Fruit Snacks if you prefer your candy grape-flavored and gummy.
There are trail mix bars “for people who like to eat healthy,” he says. “But this has got the most sugar in it,” he chuckles.
Tracks carries cookies too — Famous Amos chocolate chip and shortbread, “for people who claim they don’t eat candy.”
He covers every person’s predilection. “If you don’t spend a dollar with me, either you don’t have it or you’re a hater,” he’s concluded.
And many New Yorkers spend that dollar. Tracks walks the D train in $300 kicks, and takes home around $55,000 a year, in cash. “These M&Ms, I take care of my family with this,” he tells the camera.
While it might frustrate some to learn that the man who hectors subway riders to buy a granola bar is making more money than many of those commuters, there is something impressive about Tracks’ entrepreneurship.
He started selling candy in order to get out of the “hood,” he says. And he not only offers a valued service — helping boost the blood sugar of wilting travelers — but he does it with a human face. And a side of entertainment.
Tracks summarizes his simple business strategy at the end of the film:
“I do what I gotta do, just to stay on my feet.
I’m flipping them sweets, I sell cavities,
and s*** believer, hole in your teeth.”
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