Kenneth Supreme McGriff, the drug kingpin who was convicted of hiring hit men to kill two rivals in 2001, was sentenced Friday to life in federal prison without the possibility of parole.
Prosecutors were pushing for the death penalty after McGriff was found guilty last Feb. 1 of paying $50,000 for the murder of Troy Singleton and Eric "E Money Bags" Smith.
Some family members of the victims had expressed an aversion to a death sentence for McGriff, stating an unwillingness to experience any further loss of life. A Brooklyn jury was split in deciding against the death penalty for McGriff.
Prosecutors were pushing for the death penalty after McGriff was found guilty last Feb. 1 of paying $50,000 for the murder of Troy Singleton and Eric "E Money Bags" Smith.
Some family members of the victims had expressed an aversion to a death sentence for McGriff, stating an unwillingness to experience any further loss of life. A Brooklyn jury was split in deciding against the death penalty for McGriff.
