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Joe Jackson's Partner was a Crook

Posted Jul 16th 2009 1:35AM by TMZ Staff

Joe Jackson's Partner was a CrookWe've learned Joe Jackson's business partner for his new record label is a convicted felon.

Marshall Thompson, who Joe famously introduced during a news conference a few days after MJ's death, served 366 days in federal prison back in 2001 after pleading guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit extortion in Illinois.

Thompson -- a retired cop -- conspired with active duty officers to sell police badges to various businessmen for $1,000 to $2,500 a pop.

According to federal docs, the businessmen bought the badges so they could get the perks of being a cop -- carrying a concealed weapon, parking in restricted areas and "receiving discounts for goods and services" ... we're guessing that includes donuts.

Before Thompson became a felon, he was a member of the Chi-Lites -- a band famous for "Have You Seen Her" and "Oh Girl" back in the '70s.

Tags: extortion, joe jackson, JoeJackson, marshall thompson, MarshallThompson, record label, RecordLabel

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61. Joe Jackson is a person I would really like to see vanish from the media altogether. I don't want to read about him or see his image.

Posted at 7:09AM on Jul 16th 2009 by aston

62. lovely man, Im not a fan of Michael but I feel for him having to go threw life with this man..

Posted at 7:13AM on Jul 16th 2009 by jen

63. DEBBIE like her or NOT? saved MJ`s butt by having his kids when NO one would.He was baddly wounded and he was never the same but his kids he lived for THANK YOU DEBBIE THE PLAN WORKED even without the church`s help.

Posted at 7:16AM on Jul 16th 2009 by SHARKS& A HEAD FULL OF PAIN

64. What's funny is, that people like to think MJ was gullible, but if you read what he wrote, he actually knew the consequences of being himself (people trying to take advantage of him) and he actually consciously chose not to let that change his attitude toward life. So his vulnerability, which made him seem weak, actually came from a place of strength, interestingly enough.

Posted at 7:22AM on Jul 16th 2009 by wha

65. I know he has old fashioned mentality but I cant stand the sight of him, he thinks he dolnad trump, all he talks about is this record company I hope no one buys records from the company, grieve for your son Joe and the rest of the family stop selling your brother Michael. its sad

Posted at 7:27AM on Jul 16th 2009 by leila

66. Oh, he was very strong. He conducted his own life exactly the way he wanted it. If you are in command (and have the money), you don't need to yell and shout.

Posted at 7:45AM on Jul 16th 2009 by aston

67. Jade, (a better name would be Jaded) You just don't like black folk. Yet you eat eggs... Shoot right out of a Chicken's Ass!
Have you grown rich from that fine spellin o' yos? N***** Pleeze!

Posted at 7:51AM on Jul 16th 2009 by Sipsy

68. This explains why the Chi-Lites performed at the Michael Jackson Gary memorial.

Posted at 8:09AM on Jul 16th 2009 by mjfan

69. Wow, can't anyone move past a bad mistake and do something positive???? God forgives, so should we!

Posted at 8:25AM on Jul 16th 2009 by littlebigmomma

70. Once a crook , always a crook.....

Posted at 8:37AM on Jul 16th 2009 by Karamiia

71. No wonder MJ had so much plastic surgery! He was probably afraid he'd end up looking like his father. That is one ugly man!

Posted at 8:29AM on Jul 16th 2009 by kbeingk

72. The next person that says Joe Jackson robbed Michael Jackson of his childhood should be forced to lick freshly poured concrete.

Posted at 8:40AM on Jul 16th 2009 by Winsome Davis III

73. This old fart needs to just blow out of town. The Jacksons are nothing but money grabbers still hanging on to
Michael's coat tails. God help Michael's children. The Child Protection Agency should have removed them from
Michael when he was alive then maybe he would have stopped being a junkie and we would still have him here
with us.

Posted at 8:44AM on Jul 16th 2009 by DB

74. All the jacksons got mad when Michael went on his own the only one that did half way good was janet.Michael did his own thing because he was the star from the start!

Posted at 8:49AM on Jul 16th 2009 by BD

75. instead of Oh Girl....its Oh Man

Posted at 9:24AM on Jul 16th 2009 by di

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