Kenneth 'Supreme" McGriff was convicted today (Thursday) in a federal death penalty case on charges he paid $50,000 to have two rivals gunned down in 2001. The jury deliberated for five days before finding McGriff guilty of murder conspiracy and drug dealing. He was acquitted on drugs and weapons charges. McGriff is the founder of the lucrative and ruthless drug crew the 'Supreme Team' that became legendary on Queens streets that later produced rap stars such as Ja Rule and 50 cent. The defense claimed that after spending some time in prison, McGriff went straight in the late 1990s and pursued his dream of producing movies and music by teaming with Irv 'Gotti' Lorenzo, a neighborhood friend who headed the successful Murder Inc. record label. The same jury must now decide whether McGriff will die of lethal injection. Two days ago Ronell Wilson was sentenced to death in the same courthouse for the killings of two undercover police detectives. He was the first federal defendant to be sentenced to death in New York City since 1954
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