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Jun 13, 2008 10:30 am US/Eastern

Witness: Mike Tyson Paid For Hit On Gang Members

Gang Member Testifies That Former Boxer Paid $50,000 For Retaliation For Bodyguard's Murder

NEW YORK (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: A former gang member has alleged that Mike Tyson put up $50,000 for a hit that was never carried out.
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Mike Tyson put up $50,000 for a proposed "hit" on gang members suspected of killing his bodyguard in 2000, a government witness testified.

The allegation was made Thursday by Dwayne Meyers, a former member of the Cash Money Brothers gang. Meyers testified at the trial of Abubakr Raheem, who's accused of driving a getaway car after turf-war killings.

Meyers claimed the former heavyweight champion put up the money to retaliate for the June 2000 slaying of his close friend and former bodyguard, Darryl "Homicide" Baum. The alleged contract was never carried out.

Tyson's attorney was traveling Friday and could not immediately be reached for comment.