Providence man faces deportation in music, movie piracy case

A 47-year-old Providence man faces deportation after he was convicted of selling pirated movies and music, the attorney general’s office said.

Sidikiba “Marcus” Magassouba was arrested in September and again on July 3 for selling or trying to sell pirated CDs and DVDs at a flea market. Police seized thousands of DVDs and hundreds of CDs in two raids, the attorney general’s office said.

Magassouba pleaded guilty last week to two counts of selling or trying to sell counterfeit music and movies. He was sentenced to five years of probation and given a five-year suspended prison sentence.

But he has been turned over the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and could be deported to Ghana, the attorney general’s office said.

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