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As we reported yesterday rapper Beanie Sigel was expecting to get 3 years when sentenced on a gun-possession charge stemming from a traffic stop.
Today Beanie recieved 1 year in federal prison . The judge cited the rapper's charity work and drug abuse treatment in taking leniency.
"It is clear that the defendant has made a substantial effort to change his life," said U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick.
Prosecutors had argued that Beanie was much like the man he presents himself as in his gritty rap lyrics: a ruthless, dangerous gangster.
The charges stemmed from a 2002 incident in which Beanie jumped from his car and ran after a traffic stop. But the heavyset rapper did not get far, and allegedly tossed a loaded gun during the short chase. Officers also found prescription drugs and marijuana in Beanies Cadillac Escalade.
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