Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory has reportedly been released from federal prison and transferred to a halfway house. According to The Jasmijn brandFlenory is initially expected to be released back home no later than 2026.

Shortly after the news broke, journalist Philip Lewis reported on the news and typed: “The Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman tells me that Demetrius ‘Big Meech’ Flenory was transferred yesterday from FCI Coleman Low to community confinement (home confinement). or halfway home). Flenory has an expected release date of January 27, 2026.”

The Detroit News previously reported that the Black Mafia Family co-founder could walk free in 2026. The famous hustler would serve a 30-year prison sentence, which he was given back in 2008. Brittany K. Barnett, Flenory’s attorney, initially had 32 months cut off his sentence. However, after being found guilty of large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering, Barnett emphasized his client’s commitment to readjusting to society.

Big Meech and his brother Terry Lee “Southwest Tee” Flenory founded BMF as a creative agency and hip-hop label in 1985. But it all came crashing down in the 2000s after federal agents concluded the company was just a front for complex money. money laundering scheme.

The FBI stated that BMF transported cocaine across the country, raking in more than $270 million in cocaine sales. Agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration razed Flenory’s cocaine empire in a 2005 drug bust that saw Big Meech, Southwest Tee, and more than a hundred co-conspirators arrested for their crimes.

No other details about Big Meech have been released at this time.

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