Authorities Want To Seize Historic Detroit Recording Studio Amid Drug Case
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Authorities involved in a federal drug case want to seize a historic Detroit recording studio that once welcomed Aretha Franklin, George Clinton, Berry Gordy, Miles Davis and others.
The U.S. attorney's office in Detroit last month filed paperwork seeking to take United Sound Systems as part of a 2012 cocaine conspiracy case. They say the building, located on Second Avenue at Antoinette Street, was bought in 2009 for $20,000 with help from Dwayne Richards, one of the defendants.
Word of the seizure attempt was reported Sunday by Crain's Detroit Business.
The property is owned by Danielle Scott, who authorities note is Richards' cousin. She hasn't been charged.
Messages seeking comment were not immediately returned.
The building became a recording studio in 1933. The studio held a grand reopening in 2014 with public tours.
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