Detroit Rapper Arrested After Fleeing State In $5 Million Fraud Case
The Detroit rap artist who had fled authorities after scheduling a court hearing to plead guilty to tax evasion has been arrested.
An unsealed motion from Sameerah Marrell’s defense attorney, who requested to withdraw from the case due to their relationship with the defendant breaking down, said the Detroit hip hop star had been arrested on a bench warrant out of state.
Attorney Steven Fishman had represented Marrell last year after she was charged in a $5.5 million IRS case. After failing to report for a guilty plea hearing on Oct. 25, a bench warrant issued for her arrest. She was taken into custody after being found in Memphis, Tennessee.
“Based on the above, it is clear the defense counsel that the attorney client relationship between him and Ms. Marrell has entirely broken down and cannot be repaired,” Fishman wrote.
Marrell is part of the Detroit rapper duo Deuces Wild. She, along with Noelle Brown, were both charged in July 2021 with aggravated identity theft, false claims, and conspiracy. According to the 2021 IRS complaint, the two women were part of an elaborate tax scheme where the women claimed withholdings and refunds of more than $13.6 million from 2013 to 2017.
An indictment against the two was unsealed in May, 2021.
