The fate of former Bad Boy rapper Shyne who faces deportation to his homeland Belize after serving eight years in prison for his role in a New York City shooting, rests in the hands of Charles Ogletree - Harvard law professor and President Obama insider.

Professor Ogletree is an associate of Harvard Professor Henry Gates of President Obama's famed beer fest.

Shyne's uncle in Belize, Michael Finnegan, who is a member of parliament and the cabinet controlled by Shyne's father Belize Prime Minister Dean Barrow told the media this weekend that:

"All the lawyers who were dealing with his immigration problems, they are totally off the case now.

"The matter is placed squarely in the hands of Professor Ogletree. All legal options or legal directions or whatever the case may be in terms of legal movements, these are now in the hands of Professor Ogletree.

"He has stepped in totally, he was given permission to deal with the situation in all its aspects. [Shyne's] father who is the Prime Minister is one of the best attorneys in this country and I would want to believe he has total confidence in Ogletree, and I believe the family knows what it is doing."

S hyne's estranged father, the Prime Minister of Belize had earlier this week revealed that on the advice of Charles Ogletree, he had written a letter to New York Governor David Paterson asking for a pardon for his son so that Shyne would be able to remain in the U.S.A. despite current U.S. rules that convicted felons be deported to their homeland at the end of their sentence.

Mr. Michael Finnegan has reiterated that the family in Belize has a backup plan should Shyne be sent back to Belize:

"But as I have said to you before, we are optimistic but if worse comes to worse, we are doing all preparations at my home, to have him be there. All the accommodations and construction is taking place to accommodate him if he has to come home.

"If he has to land here and stay for a little while, it will not be long before he uses Europe to work out from. He will go and live in a European country."

The New York State Department of Corrections records show that Shyne  was released from the Woodbourne Correctional Facility on Oct. 6th on parole but his release was subject to immigration review.

Shyne was born in Belize, Central America.  As a child, he was reportedly spurned by his father due to his illegitimacy and mixed ethnicity.

The rapper relocated with his mother to Flatbush, in Brooklyn, New York City at about age 13. He never acquired U.S. nationality.