Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, the co-founder of the infamous Black Mafia Family (BMF), has been released from federal prison and moved to a halfway house, as reported by TMZ.
On October 15, the Bureau of Prisons confirmed to the outlet that Flenory was transferred from FCI Coleman Low in Florida to a community confinement program overseen by the Miami Residential Reentry Management Office. This transition marks a notable change in Flenory’s 30-year sentence, which was originally scheduled to end in 2026 but has been reduced by nearly three years.
At 56 years old, Flenory, along with his brother Terry Lee “Southwest Tee” Flenory, led BMF, a drug trafficking and money-laundering operation that operated across the United States and generated over $270 million in revenue. Although the brothers launched BMF Entertainment in the early 2000s as a hip-hop and creative agency, federal investigators uncovered that it served as a front for their illegal activities.
By 2005, the DEA had dismantled their organization, arresting over 100 associates and confiscating millions in cash, weapons, and drugs. In 2007, the Flenory brothers were convicted for running a criminal enterprise that distributed large quantities of cocaine across the country. Their conviction marked the end of BMF’s dominance, which had grown to encompass more than 500 members at its peak.