of akon's con job. lied about shady past

Akon's Con Job: The Smoking Gun releases a report on the singer's shady past. The platinum-selling R&B artist has fabricated a past as ringleader of a "notorious" car theft ring who spent 4 1/2 years in jail.

While the performer’s rap sheet does include a half-dozen arrests, Akon has only been convicted of one felony, for gun possession (the charge was later dropped). There was no prison term between 1999 and 2002. And he was never “facing 75 years,” as the singer claimed in one videotaped interview.

[via Gone Hollywood]