On Monday, a Fairbanks man, 31-year-old Joshua Mustovich was sentenced to 87 months of prison and five years of supervised release for drug conspiracy according to U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler.

Mustovich was a member of a drug trafficking conspiracy where some of his co-conspirators attempted to conceal their drug trafficking by claiming they were involved in a legitimate business, specifically that they were “artists,” employees, or promoters of an Anchorage recording label and rap and hip hop performance group known as “Out Da Cutt” or “ODC” Entertainment and “UNDB” (Up North ‘D’ or Dope Boys). Members of this conspiracy would record rap and hip hop songs, post videos on Youtube.com, and perform local shows in Anchorage and Fairbanks. Much of their music glorified the lifestyle of selling illegal narcotics and committing other crimes. The lavish and extravagant lifestyle portrayed in their music and videos was supported by their sales of illegal narcotics.

Late last month, the owner/operator of the Anchorage Hip Hop label “Out the Cutt” and “UNDB,” Terrence “Baydilla” Fleming pled guilty in federal court and is awaiting sentencing as are the five remaining members of the conspiracy.

Six others have already received their sentences for their part in the drug conspiracy. In all, 14 were indicted for the crimes committed in Fairbanks and Anchorage between 2009 and 2012.