Leaders of drug ring get decades in prison

Two brothers accused of running a multistate cocaine ring called the Black Mafia Family have been sent to prison for 30 years. Terry Flenory of Los Angeles and Demetrius Flenory of Atlanta are Detroit natives who pleaded guilty to running a criminal enterprise that began in 1990 and lasted 15 years. They were sentenced Friday by a federal judge in Detroit. Prosecutors say the organization stretched to Missouri, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, California and Texas. The government has seized 13 homes, 35 vehicles and millions in cash. Members of the drug ring tried to conceal some money by using it to buy jackpots from Michigan Lottery winners.

(Associated Press)