Nicki Minaj's Brother <br />Sentenced to 25 Years<br />to Life in Prison On Jan. 27, Jelani Maraj was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison following a 2017 child rape conviction. According to 'New York Daily News,' Maraj was accused of molesting his former step daughter — who was only 11 years old at the time of the alleged attacks — in 2015. He was found guilty of predatory sexual assault against a child and endangering the welfare of a child in November 2017. Maraj's defense team argued that his former wife filed the charges against him as a means of extorting $25 million from his famous sister.
