A federal judge in Philadelphia sentenced Sigel to three months in prison and one additional year of supervised release, which he is to continue in a drug-treatment program on Friday after authorities say he gave a false urine sample to probation officials....WTF?
Officials also say that Beans tested positive five times this month for Xanax and Percocet....WTF???? Xanax is used to treat anxiety and the latter is typically used to treat moderate to severe pain, but is considered very addictive.
Beans was already serving a six-month term in a halfway house for having previously violated supervised release.
Beans told the judge he was an addict and had a relapse when he was sent to the halfway house.
Judge Surrick rejected a request by defense attorney Fortunato N. Perri Jr. to permit Beans to "self-surrender," meaning that he would surrender to authorities after getting his affairs in order.
"I told you the last time if you didn't toe the line, jail was the only option," the judge said, adding that he wouldn't permit Sigel to self-surrender because he had "been given the benefit of doubt" many times before.
He was taken into custody immediately.
He already was serving a six-month term in a halfway house for having previously violated supervised release last December. He took an unauthorized trip to an Atlantic City casino and consorted with a convicted felon. As a condition of being placed in the halfway house, Sigel was not permitted to travel outside Philadelphia.
As a result, Beans maintains that he's been "unable to earn the living" to which he was accustomed prior to that time. He went on to add that the relapse had been triggered by financial pressure, that he was about to lose his house and that he couldn't travel to do big-venue concerts, the main source of his income.
"I'm losing everything because of this situation," he said, though he admitted he had put himself in the bad situation.
When the jude asked about the income from the sales of his CDs, Beans explained that he only "gets 14 cents on the dollar for every CD that is sold, and that is only after the record companies get their money off the top."...WOW! See kids....this entertainment industry is all smoking mirrors. Get an education.
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