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Rayful Edmond

Rayful Edmond III (born November 26, 1964) is an American former drug trafficker in Washington, D.C. in the 1980s. Edmond is largely credited with introducing crack cocaine into the Washington, D.C. area during the crack epidemic, resulting in an escalating crime rate in the city which became known as the "murder capital of the United States."

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1964-11-26

Birth Place

Washington, D.C., U.S.

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Federal Judge Grants Sentence Reduction To D.C. Drug Kingpin Rayful Edmond

A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to reduce the life sentence being served by onetime D.C. drug kingpin Rayful Edmond to 20 years, putting the man who once led the city’s biggest crack-smuggling ring one step closer to getting out of prison altogether. An actual release from confinement isn’t yet...

CONGRESS & COURTS2021-02-23

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Rayful Edmond, one of DC's most notorious drug kingpins, gets prison sentence reduced

WASHINGTON — A federal judge reduced the prison sentence of one of the legendary drug lords police deemed responsible for the historic 1980s crack cocaine wars that took over D.C. neighborhoods. Rayful Edmond III, 55, was slated to die in prison, but a judge has changed his sentence from life...

CONGRESS & COURTS2021-02-24

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Rayful Edmond, Onetime DC Drug Lord, Has His Life Sentence Reduced

Still, it's unlikely he'll be heading home soon. The effort to free Rayful Edmond III from prison got a boost today, when a federal judge agreed to reduce the former DC drug dealer’s life sentence. Edmond, who allegedly ruled a large part of DC’s crack-cocaine market in the 1980s, has...

PUBLIC SAFETY2021-02-23