Wallace Rice (gangster)
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Wallace Rice is a gangster that was part of the 1970s heroin trade in Harlem
, New York
. Rice was one of the seven members of The Council
that included the infamous "Mr Untouchable," Leroy "Nicky" Barnes
, as its leader.
, Joseph "Jazz" Hayden, Wallace Rice, Thomas "Gaps" Foreman, Ishmael Muhammed, Frank James, Guy Fisher
, was having an affair with his mistress/girlfriend. The Council had a rule that no council member would sleep with another council member's wife. In response, Barnes became an informant. He forwarded a list of 109 names, five of whom were council members, along with his wife's name, implicating them all in illegal activities related to the heroin trade. Barnes helped to indict 44 other traffickers, 16 of whom were ultimately convicted. In this testimony, he implicated himself in eight murders.
Wallace Rice was arrested by Police Officers Dunphy and Orenburgher of the NYCP City Wide Anti Crime Squad when they found over 2 kilos of Heroin in his car. He was prosecuted and convicted by Assistant District Attorney Keith Krasnove and sentenced to a life sentence. It is alleged that Nicky Barnes tipped off the police that Rice was transporting Heroin.
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Rice was one of the seven members of The Council
The Council (drug syndicate)
The Council was a drug and crime syndicate in New York City created by Harlem gangster Nicky Barnes in the 1970s. The seven man organization was modeled after the Italian mob families. The Council settled disputes, handled distribution problems and other drug related issues...
that included the infamous "Mr Untouchable," Leroy "Nicky" Barnes
Leroy Barnes
Leroy Nicholas "Nicky" Barnes is a government informant, former drug lord and crime boss, who led the notorious African-American criminal organization known as The Council, which controlled the heroin trade in Harlem, New York during the 1970s. In 2007 he released a book, “Mr...
, as its leader.
The Council
The Council included seven people: Leroy "Nicky" BarnesLeroy Barnes
Leroy Nicholas "Nicky" Barnes is a government informant, former drug lord and crime boss, who led the notorious African-American criminal organization known as The Council, which controlled the heroin trade in Harlem, New York during the 1970s. In 2007 he released a book, “Mr...
, Joseph "Jazz" Hayden, Wallace Rice, Thomas "Gaps" Foreman, Ishmael Muhammed, Frank James, Guy Fisher
Guy Fisher
Guy Thomas Fisher is a convicted racketeer who was once part of The Council, a notorious African-American crime organization that controlled the heroin trade in Harlem from 1972-1983. He became the first black man to own and operate the Apollo Theater in Harlem when he purchased it in 1977...
Downfall
Wallace Rice was arrested and charged with crimes as a result of testimony from Leroy Barnes. According to Leroy Barnes, while in prison, he discovered that his assets were not being taken care of, The Council stopped paying his attorneys' fees, and one of his fellow council members, Guy FisherGuy Fisher
Guy Thomas Fisher is a convicted racketeer who was once part of The Council, a notorious African-American crime organization that controlled the heroin trade in Harlem from 1972-1983. He became the first black man to own and operate the Apollo Theater in Harlem when he purchased it in 1977...
, was having an affair with his mistress/girlfriend. The Council had a rule that no council member would sleep with another council member's wife. In response, Barnes became an informant. He forwarded a list of 109 names, five of whom were council members, along with his wife's name, implicating them all in illegal activities related to the heroin trade. Barnes helped to indict 44 other traffickers, 16 of whom were ultimately convicted. In this testimony, he implicated himself in eight murders.
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film about The CouncilWallace Rice was arrested by Police Officers Dunphy and Orenburgher of the NYCP City Wide Anti Crime Squad when they found over 2 kilos of Heroin in his car. He was prosecuted and convicted by Assistant District Attorney Keith Krasnove and sentenced to a life sentence. It is alleged that Nicky Barnes tipped off the police that Rice was transporting Heroin.