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Former bakery member turns on fellow members in court

Former bakery member turns on fellow members in court(0)

March 11, 2010

A former follower of Your Black Muslim Baker leader Yusuf Bey IV who once faced contempt of court charges for refusing to testify against Bey IV said in court Thursday that he no longer “gives a damn” about the fallen institution and its jailed leader.

Former bakery member turns on fellow members in court
Woman tells of being beaten, threatened

Woman tells of being beaten, threatened

The victim in a kidnapping and torture case linked to Your Black Muslim Bakery ended two days of emotional testimony Tuesday, telling jurors she was beaten and threatened with being burned alive.

Former Oakland police officer testifies department backed off Your Black Muslim Bakery confrontations

Former Oakland police officer testifies department backed off Your Black Muslim Bakery confrontations

Oakland Police had an unwritten policy of avoiding confrontation with members of Your Black Muslim Bakery, a retired officer testified Thursday, including once retreating from its San Pablo Avenue complex despite reports of a woman being held there against her will.

Defense: Lewis being framed in torture-kidnapping case

Defense: Lewis being framed in torture-kidnapping case

Richard Lewis, the first member of Your Black Muslim Bakery to be tried in the 2007 kidnapping of two women and the torture of one of them, is being framed by other defendants “who are out to save their own skin,” his lawyer told a jury Tuesday. Those men, Yusuf Bey V and Joshua Bey, “are snitches,” the lawyer said.


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