Akbar Pray (born Wayne B. Pray on March 22, 1948) is an American writer, columnist and convicted drug kingpin from Newark, New Jersey who was serving a life sentence in federal prison, imposed in 1990, before obtaining a "compassionate release" on September 30, 2024.

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2025年3月16日 · Wayne Pray, affectionately known as Akbar, is a writer and columnist who has become a beacon of hope for at-risk urban youth across the country. Born on March 22, 1948, he rose to notability as a convicted drug kingpin from Newark, New Jersey. Pray was sentenced to life without possibility of parole in 1990.

New Jersey has a significant presence of African-American organized crime. A Newark-based cocaine and marijuana trafficking organization, called The Family, operates in several areas of the country. It was headed by Wayne (Akbar) Pray for nearly 20 years until his incarceration in federal prison in 1989 for life, without the opportunity for parole.

2019年1月25日 · Congrats to Wayne Pray for receiving a compassionate release after serving over 36 years on a life sentence. We are thrilled for him and all his family members! Will release: New Jersey. Charges: Violating 21USC 848 (b) and (a) 21 USC 960 and 21 USC 846 and 841. Length of sentence: Life without parole.

2019年9月3日 · In 1990, a federal judge sentenced Pray to life in prison without parole, plus three 25-year stints for, among other things, cocaine and marijuana possession and distribution. Now 71, Pray has...

2024年10月15日 · Wayne Pray also known as Akbar, is an American author, writer, producer and leader who has become an inspiration to underserved youth, men, and women across the country. Pray is the author of "Death of The Game", "Last of A Dying Breed", and the soon to be released "The Incident".

Wayne Pray, affectionately known as Akbar, is an American writer and columnist, who has become a beacon of hope for at-risk urban youth across the country. Born on March 22, 1948, he rose to notability as a convicted drug kingpin from Newark, New Jersey who headed a narcotics operation that distributed millions of dollars worth of cocaine and ...

1992年8月31日 · U.S. v. Pray (wayne), A/k/a 'akbar', 975 F.2d 1552 (3d Cir. 1992) case opinion from the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

2024年2月29日 · On June 21, 1988, I was arrested in Boca Raton, Florida, for the violation of several nonviolent drug offenses. I was sentenced to life without parole, plus fifty years. I have been imprisoned since that day. Over the course of these now thirty-five years of imprisonment, I have been housed in eight different federal prisons.