Wright explained that the change was made for the TV show in part because it took him a long time to become a lawyer. had accumulated years of research into his case, in addition to studying law. 'I was in for the kingpin count but there were several other counts that added up to 70 years.' In total, there were 18 counts levied against Wright. 'I was sentenced in 1991 to life in prison,' he told the New York Post. The real-life Aaron Wallace, Isaac Wright Jr., spent seven-and-a-half years in New Jersey State Prison in Trenton. As part of his sentence, Wright would only become eligible for parole after serving 30 years. fiction, we learned that he was convicted of all 18 charges and given life in prison for the drug kingpin charge. With only a high school diploma at the time, it's a decision that he now calls 'insane.' 'I wasn't going to pay somebody to send me to prison,' he told Esquire. Instead of paying for a lawyer, he had decided to represent himself at his trial. At the time of his arrest, the authorities had alleged that Wright was making $30,000 a day from dealing cocaine to residents of Central Jersey.

In real life, he was charged with 18 counts, including leading a drug trafficking network, maintaining or operating a narcotics production facility, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, and conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

in real life, but they seem to have been trimmed down a little for the show. The charges against the character on the TV show are similar to the charges against Isaac Wright Jr. given life in prison for drug trafficking?

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