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Guy Fisher

1947–

United States

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Guy Thomas Fisher (born July 21, 1947) is an American former drug trafficker who was identified in federal prosecutions as a member of The Council, a Harlem heroin consortium led by Leroy "Nicky" Barnes. In 1984 he was convicted of operating a continuing criminal enterprise and related racketeering offenses and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. During his incarceration Fisher completed multiple academic degrees, culminating in a Ph.D. in sociology, and mentored other inmates.

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