The federal grand jury indictment this week targeted alleged gang leader Eugene “Big U” Henley, revealing new details about what he called “mafia-like organization” and the celebrities tangled in it.
Henley helped start Nipsey Hussle's career, after being charged with a 107-page criminal lawsuit and was eventually arrested last week. The 43 charges returned on Wednesday meant the grand jury believed there was enough evidence to charge Henry.
According to the U.S. charity (whose charity donations, received donations from public funds, embezzled donations, misappropriation of fraud, robbery, tax evasion, tax evasion, misappropriation of public funds), a grand jury charged Henley, 58, who allegedly murdered an aspiring rapper, misappropriated donations from charity and operated a blackmail plot.
Henry's attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“As the indictment points out, Mr. Henry leads a criminal business that has acted from murder to complex fraud, including stealing from taxpayers and charities,” said Agent We Atty. Joseph McNally. “Eliminating gangs and organized crime is a top priority for the Department of Justice.”
Before handing in, Henry made a video denied the allegations against him and said, “I did nothing.”
“I'm just helping our community,” Henry said in the video. “It's the price of black people and trying to help someone, trying to help your community and doing their best. You're just guilty because others don't like you.”
In the indictment, prosecutors mentioned the videos, calling them “trying to poison the jury pool.” They also accused Henry of escaping law enforcement and obstructing investigations.
According to the indictment, Henry's phone call stopped reporting location data at around 12:30 a.m. on March 19, that is, law enforcement agencies carry out arrests related to the case. Before allegedly fleeing his home in South Los Angeles, authorities said Henry left a subpoena related to the investigation, related to an investigation on a table near the Seattle Mariners' hat, a sports team adopted by Rolling's 1960s neighborhood CRIPS members as a symbol of the gang.
Federal authorities say Henry was an admissions member and a “primitive gangster” or “OG” for Rolling in the 1960s. Rollin, including Henley, has been charged in a massive criminal case with more than a dozen alleged members or associates of Rollin's Crips in the 1960s.
The indictment further expanded Henry’s grip on Los Angeles and the alleged victims who “requested 'inspection' with Henry” in order to obtain “protection” before arriving in the city.
According to the indictment, Henley recorded a video of a film crew at Hyde Park around 2017 and said in the recording: “Whenever you want to make a movie on the hood, just check it…but if you don’t check it, we’ll check your benefits in all your devices.
The video has also been touring on social media in recent days.
The indictment also provides more information on the Las Vegas murder of rapper Rayshawn Williams. Authorities accused Henry of kidnapping and fatally shooting Williams, leaving his body in the Las Vegas desert in 2021.
According to prosecutors, Henley arranged for Williams to record music in a studio owned by the producers who won Grammys in Las Vegas. The producer, identified as Witness 2 in a criminal complaint, told authorities that Henley is using his studio for free “based on the fear and power dynamics of big businesses over the years of fear and power.”
FBI agent Andrew Roosa said in an affidavit filed the complaint that the young rapper recorded a Diss song that Roosa thought was about Henley.
In addition, according to the indictment, Henley allegedly arranged for an accomplice to collect illegal debts from the current NBA All-Star player in November 2022, who allegedly owed a large U-corporate partner $3 million.
Henley allegedly narrated the dispatch of his accomplice to Minnesota, collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars on behalf of the person he called the “Jewish Boy.” Henley allegedly would have part of the debt owed to be the fees for collecting debts.
The indictment also includes details of the eavesdropping call, where Henry allegedly said he was “big” than Nipsey Hussle and that he trained the crime before the rapper was murdered in 2019.
In “Hip Hop Discovery,” Henley, the executive producer's six-part documentary series, said Hussle released a song about him after the two got stuck in a musical device.
“I'm not a rapper, I'm a scrapper,” Henry said.
Henley said on the show that he tried to chase the strike to get “discipline” but Hussle's brother intervened and would not let him go. According to the complaint, the LAPD report documented the violence, and when police arrived at the scene, the gun was present and released.
Henry said he and Hussel said that night: “Never again.”
In 2023, Eric Holder Jr. was sentenced to at least 60 years in prison for killing Hussle.
Although social media posts attempted to blame Henry for his death, authorities did not associate him with the murder. “Discover Hip Hop” also mentions conspiracy theory, which Henry calls “the stupidest S in the world.”
“All of these weird stories are sold in different stories,” Henry said.
According to the indictment, during a wiretap call in January 2023, Henry confirmed that he did not argue with Husseer. He allegedly added that no one could have “beef” with him because if they do, “I’m going to kill him.
Henley was detained and his arraignment was scheduled for April 8. His detention hearing is scheduled to take place on April 10.
The indictment also accused Sylvester Robinson, 59, of Northridge, aka “Vey”; Mark Martin, 50, aka “Bear Claw,” Los Angeles Beverlywood area; Termaine Ashley Williams, 42, aka “Luce Cannon” in Las Vegas; Armani Aflleje, 38, aka “Mani”, the Koreantown neighborhood of Los Angeles; Fredrick Blanton Jr., 43, of South Los Angeles; and Yorba Linda Tiffany Shanrika Hines, 51, of Linda.
If convicted, Henry will be sentenced to life imprisonment.
