Rasheed Shakur, ‘the Michael Corleone of Kansas City,’ guilty in multimillion-dollar drug-trafficking conspiracy

Rasheed Shakur liked to think of himself as “the Michael Corleone of Kansas City.” The 42-year-old, who also used the alias “Charles G. Cook,” had a taste for expensive shopping trips in Beverly Hills stores. He’d spend $300 on a bandanna or drop $700 on a pair of shoes. Jewelry was even more expensive (anywhere from $20,000 to $30,000). Shakur owned a timeshare in Los Angeles and several residential

properties in Kansas City.

But Shakur’s life of luxury is over, now that a federal jury has convicted him for his role in a multimillion-dollar drug-trafficking conspiracy.