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Terry Lee Flenory Wife Tonesa Welch Is The First Lady Of BMF

Tonesa says she is a little old baddie
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Terry Lee Flenory wife Tonesa Welch is the first lady of the Black Mafia Family. Tonesa and Terry eventually decided to part their ways.

The Black Mafia Family (BMF) was an American drug trafficking and money laundering group. It was created in 1985 by brothers Demetrius "Big Meech" and Terry "Southwest T" Flenory in Southwest Detroit.

In the late 1980s, the two brothers started selling $50 packages of cocaine on the streets of Detroit while still in high school.

By the year 2000, the Flenory brothers had established a large organization responsible for distributing and selling multiple kilograms of cocaine in numerous U.S. states, including California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio. In November 2007, the brothers pled guilty to ongoing unlawful activity.

For their roles in a countrywide cocaine-trafficking operation between 2000 and 2005, both brothers were given life sentences in September 2008.

Terry Flenory was granted a compassionate release on May 5, 2020, owing to his health problems and the Federal Bureau of Prisons' efforts to curb the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic in federal prisons by releasing specific convicts.

Terry Lee Flenory Wife Tonesa Welch Was In The BMF


Terry Lee Flenory wife Tonesa Welch is known as the first lady of the Black Mafia Family. Tonesa and Terry are no longer together.

According to her website, Tonesa was born on August 11 and reared with her mother and stepfather in Detroit. There are three elder brothers in her family.

She was captivated by the drug dealer's wife's luxury automobiles, fine clothing, and stunning looks. Earlier she wanted to be one of them.

After two unsuccessful romances involving local dealers, she pursued her interests. Before taking a gamble and exposing BMF founder Terry Southwest T., she was a queenpin.

Tonesa looking stunning in blue jeans and black top
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Welch worked with the country's most notorious organized criminal organization, The Black Mafia. The venture evolved into a multibillion-dollar transcontinental cocaine pipeline.

She felt she was living the ideal life until everything fell apart in 2006. Tonesa was convicted in the infamous Operation Motor City Mafia raid, a series of federal drug and racketeering convictions that led to the organization's dissolution.

She received a sentence of around five years for money laundering. Her addiction to wealth, power and a high-stress lifestyle led to her demise and harmed her family.

She quit the game after being discharged but retained the hustler's attitude. Her commitment to women's rights inspired her to start Sylent Heart Inc, an organization that campaigns for incarcerated women with children and assists at-risk adolescents.

Tonesa is now a dedicated mother of three children and a successful businesswoman. She is a brand ambassador for ConCreates and a member of the American Association of Women Against Domestic Violence's Advisory Board.

A survivor of violence, Tonesa now travels the country, telling her story to other women who are also trying to rebuild their lives after experiencing trauma.

In 2020, Toni starred in "The True Story of Tonesa Welch" on the highly acclaimed BET+ documentary series "American Gangster: Trap Queens," in which she reveals how she recovered popularity following her release from jail.

Are Tonesa Welch And Terry Still Together?

Tonesa and Terry are no longer together. They even unfollowed each other on their Instagram account.

Terry posted the last picture together with Tonesa on 11 January 2011. After that, Welch is not featured on his Instagram

The couple unfollowed each other on Instagram
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Similarly, Tonesa has not recently shared any photographs with her partner. In an interview with Dj Vlad's YouTube Channel, Welch said that he felt deceived by Southwest T after he heard wiretaps of him discussing her before her imprisonment.

Welch claimed that she shared her darkest secrets with Southwest T and that he betrayed their vows. She then addressed Southwest T's apology to her upon his release from jail in 2020 and her son's release.

Tonesa And Husband Southwest T Relationship

Tonesa participated in her first-ever interview with VladTV, in which she discussed her ascent to the position of First Lady of BMF.

She explained how she grew up in Detroit and first encountered the Big Meech and Southwest T brothers via Harold Mills. Tonesa claimed that she was married to Harold and friends with Southwest T before developing a loving involvement with him.

Tonesa and Southwest T together
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The two men went on to join BMF. Tonesa discussed her relationship with BMF co-founder Southwest T, whom she described as her confidant and close friend when they first met.

She made a connection with Southwest T as Southwest T's girlfriend, which began after she divorced her ex-husband while he was in jail. She also discussed the decline of BMF throughout her time with Southwest T.

Welch subsequently told Southwest T that she fell in love at first sight. Her husband wished her a Happy birthday on 11 August 2020. He posted a picture saying that they sometimes choose the wrong path in their lives. Southwest T also says that she deserves all the things her heart wants.