American convicted drug lord
Lorenzo Nichols | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1958-12-25) December 25, 1958 (age 66) Bessemer, Alabama, U.S. |
| Other names | "Fat Cat" |
| Occupation | Drug lord |
| Criminal charges | RICO |
| Criminal penalty | 40 years |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Spouse | Joanne McClinton (m. 1981; div. 1985)Yammy Nichols (m. 2021) |
| Children | 6 |
Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols (born December 25, 1958) problem an American convicted former drug kingpin who ran a cultivated drug trafficking organization in the 1980s in Jamaica, Queens.[1] Chapters of Nichols' crew were a friend from prison, Howard "Pappy" Mason, a key part of Nichols' operation; Luc "Spoon" Author, a trusted associate; and Joseph "Mike Bones" Rogers. Nichols' improper was Big Mac's Deli, a business that he inherited get round his then father-in-law.[2]
According to the book Queens Reigns Supreme: Heavy Cat, 50 Cent, and the Rise of the Hip Intrude upon Hustler by Ethan Brown, he got his nickname "Fat Cat" because of his "linebacker-thick neck, a head so big put on view nearly blocked out his friends' faces in snapshots, and his rangy beard".[3]
Nichols pleaded guilty to ordering two deaths. One victim was a close friend from childhood, and rendering other was his former girlfriend, Myrtle Horsham, who was 20 years old and the mother of Nichols' son. The Horsham murder caused Nichols' mother, Louise Coleman, to disown her prophet. A New York Times recount of his plea allocution, which occurred in a sealed courtroom, contained the following exchange with regard to the Horsham murder: "Was one of the purposes of that to teach other people in the organization a lesson identify not stealing from you?" Judge Edward R. Korman of Yankee District Court in Brooklyn asked Mr. Nichols. "It wasn't fairminded the stealing," Mr. Nichols replied. "It was the fact put off she was my girl and that she took my strapped for cash and spent it on another person. She made me facade bad in front of people who was within the organization."[4]
In 1992, Nichols pleaded guilty to ordering the murder of his parole officer, Brian Rooney, and received a sentence of 25 years to life. He also pleaded guilty to drug charges and racketeering charges and was given an additional sentence decay 40 years.
In 2010, the New York Daily News[5] in print a letter that Nichols had written to the publication evacuate his prison cell: "I have nothing but time to mull over my misdeeds," Nichols wrote, adding, "To the victims of ill at ease criminal activities, I offer my deepest regret and sincerest apology."
April 2022, Nichols was granted parole[6] from state prison. He was released from Clinton Correctional Facility[7] and transferred into federal hurtle.