After being moved from the Memphis Federal Correctional Institution to a high-security prison in Allenwood, Pa., this week, Memphis drug kingpin Craig Petties has appealed his nine life prison sentences.

2. Drug Case Gets Stranger With Plea Revelation - Thursday, February 24, 2011

It is not unusual in Memphis federal court for a grand jury indictment to be sealed by a judge. And there are times when a guilty plea may be sealed.

But the revelation this week that alleged drug kingpin Craig Petties pleaded guilty over a year ago to 19 counts including murder for hire charges in Memphis federal court is unusual.

3. Petties to Plead Guilty to Contraband Charges - Thursday, December 2, 2010

Craig Petties is scheduled to plead guilty to charges he had contraband while in prison awaiting trial on other charges

4. Drug Kingpin Petties Back in Federal Court - Monday, October 4, 2010

Craig Petties, the alleged head of the largest and most violent drug organization ever tried in Memphis federal court, returns to court this week for the first status conference since the U.S. Justice Department decided not to seek the death penalty against four of his co-defendants. Attorneys for those four codefendants will also be in court to map out where the case goes from here.

5. Petties "Change Of Plea" Delay Motion Amended - Thursday, September 30, 2010

The attorney for Craig Petties, the alleged head of a violent multi-state drug organization based in Memphis, says it was a mistake.

6. Petties To Plead to Prison Contraband Charges - Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Craig Petties, the alleged head of the city’s largest drug organization ever tried in Memphis federal court, is scheduled to plead guilty to charges he had some kind of weapon while in the Memphis Federal Correctional Institution.

7. Feds Appear Likely to Seek Death Penalty Against Petties - Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The federal government will apparently seek the federal death penalty against alleged drug kingpin Craig Petties.

8. Petties Appears in Court on Weapons Charges - Thursday, July 15, 2010

Craig Petties, made his first court appearance this week on charges he had a weapon twice this past October while in the Memphis Federal Correctional Institution. (FCI)

9. Petties Drug Case Could Linger Into Autumn - Thursday, April 16, 2009

It could be the fall before prosecutors in the federal drug, racketeering and murder for hire case against Craig Petties and seven others make a decision on seeking the death penalty.