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Federal inmate on the run for week

Man who claims involvement in cover-up of killing of rapper ‘Notorious B.I.G.’ escaped from U.S. prison camp

By Marcus K. Garner
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

ATLANTA, Ga. — Clayton Armstrong Hill says he had a hand in the cover-up of the 1997 shooting death of hip-hop star Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace.

While he’s never been on trial for that claim, a federal judge is among those calling Hill a fugitive for another reason.

Last week, U.S. Magistrate Judge Russell G. Vineyard signed a federal complaint saying Hill walked away from the United States Prison in southeast Atlanta on May 28. He was there after being convicted of tax fraud.

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