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Article: Judge: Ja Rule Can't Post Pals' Bail
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- February 29, 2008
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A judge says she is troubled that rapper Ja Rule has posted thousands of dollars in bonds for two co-defendants in a gun possession case and she wants them to come up with their own bail packages.
State Supreme Court Justice Micki Scherer expressed her concern Wednesday at the indictment arraignment of Ja Rule, Dennis Cherry and Mohamed Gamal on gun possession charges. All pleaded not guilty.
The judge said the Ja Rule, whose real name is Jeffrey Atkins, "has put himself in the position of perhaps controlling the outcome of the case. I think the potential for it is a big problem."
Ja Rule's bail is $150,000 bond or cash; Cherry's bail is $150,000 bond or $75,000 ...