Real Boston Richey wants a judge to allow him to tour this fall, since his retrial for his federal drug charges got pushed back to January.
In a motion to modify his conditions of pretrial release obtained by Complex, Richey’s legal team highlighted the fact that he’s complied with the rules of his release so far. While doing so, he’s received multiple requests to perform outside of the North District of Florida (where he's legally required to remain, unless he has permission from a judge), so he wants to be able to travel and have shows to support his family.
The motion lists Lansing, MI, Detroit, MI, Lafayette LA, Birmingham, AL, Atlanta, GA, Norfolk, VA, Raleigh, NC, St. Louis, MO, Chicago, IL, and Hattiesburg, MS as the cities where he has shows preemptively booked — with his total estimated earnings from the shows being $367,500. The shows are scheduled to span from Oct. 14 - Nov. 1.
Attached to the motion are performance agreements with the venues that show how much he would be making per show. The price fluctuates depending on where (and in some cases, for how long) he’d be performing; in Norfolk, a 45 minute set would earn him $35,000, but a night at Opium in Atlanta would get him $40,000.
Last month, Richey’s case got pushed back to Jan. 27 of next year.
Legal documents revealed the move for the retrial just a few days before it was supposed to kick off on Sept. 29, due to the government request for a continuance.
The listed reason was that the lead prosecutor reported being sick while also caring for a young child who was also ill (which he speculated to be because of COVID or RSV).
Since defense lawyers didn’t object to the change, Judge Mark Walker signed off on the delay, saying that “the ends of justice” are more important than pressing ahead.
The charge that Richey will be facing during the retrial is conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana.
In August, Richey was found not guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking offense, in the case that he's been fighting against since an indictment against him was unsealed in 2023.
