Popular rapper Jeffery Atkins also known as Ja Rule has been released from prison and transferred to another lockdown facility, where he’ll serve out the remainder of a tax evasion charge.
The rapper pleaded guilty to one count of attempted criminal possession of a weapon in 2010 and was sentenced to two years behind bars at an upstate New York correctional facility.
He was supposed to spend his last day behind bars on Thursday morning, but instead of walking free, he was remanded into federal custody, where he’ll remain until he is assigned to another lock-up for his 2011 conviction of failing to pay more than $3 million tax to the state of New Jersey.
The rapper served the majority of his 28-month sentence concurrently, and four months were knocked off for good behavior, but he still must serve four months at a facility yet to be determined.
The star’s lawyer; Stacey Richman said “There’s a lot of anticipation knowing that he’s so close to the end of it… He knew he wasn’t getting out today, but his spirit has been extraordinary throughout.”
Ja rule still has to pay $1.1 million in back taxes and serve a minimum of three years’ probation
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