![]() ![]() Kerman wrote of Ellen, “I thought she was just a Wiccan heterosexual version of her sister, but apparently she was the lover of a West African drug kingpin.” In the book, Piper and Catherine don’t see each other until about a month before Kerman’s release date, when they’re both shipped to the Chicago MCC, along with Ellen, to testify against another member of the drug ring. Kerman was among fourteen indicted parties, including Catherine Wolters and Catherine’s sister Ellen, who was actually Kashamu’s lover for a time. ![]() In our article about the real story behind Orange is the New Black, we explained that the drug ring both women were involved in was busted in 1994 when a courier was arrested at Chicago O’Hare and then named other participants, including kingpin Buruji Kashamu, known to Piper Kerman and associates as “Alhaji.” Alhaji’s anticipated extradition to the US for trial delayed Kerman’s sentence for six years, from 1998 to 2004. ![]()
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