Friday, March 29, 2024
HomeEntertainmentHip-Hop Mogul 'Jimmy Henchman' Found Guilty On Drug-Trafficking Charges

Hip-Hop Mogul ‘Jimmy Henchman’ Found Guilty On Drug-Trafficking Charges

A federal jury found hip-hop mogul James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond guilty Tuesday on all charges that he used his music management company as a front for a huge drug-trafficking ring.

Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn won convictions on all indictments against Rosemond, including cocaine distribution, conspiracy, money laundering, firearms possession and witness tampering.

Rosemond’s defense had maintained he never had any involvement in running the drug ring.

“James Rosemond never touched a kilo of cocaine,” defense lawyer Gerald Shargel said during opening statements. ”He is not that kingpin that the government says he was.”

Rosemond, whose clients have included Brandy and Salt-N-Pepa, used Beverly Hills hotels as glitzy pit stops and shipped cocaine in music cases.

He even had fans in court, including actor Michael K. Williams, who played the drug-dealer-robbing rogue Omar Little on HBO’s “The Wire.”

“A lot of people don’t end up with an office on 25th Street or appear on an HBO series. Our stories are very rare,” the actor said Monday, explaining why he supported Rosemond. “Having been through the muck and mire, I’ve had my own brush with bad choices. We had a certain camaraderie that we shared.”

Tupac always said Jimmy set him up in this song.

The Heat Reporter
The Heat Reporterhttp://theheatmag.com
Known in entertainment circles as "LA Dre", the Editor of The Heat Magazine works tirelessly to bring you the latest & greatest in entertainment news. He spent years in the industry & now brings some of that insider knowledge to his readers.
RELATED ARTICLES

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

- Advertisment -

Most Popular

Recent Comments

Melissa Ellis on CONTROL!!!
Arlene Culpepper, Asst. Editor-in-Chief on STRAIT JIGG: ‘Ova Ya Dome’ Mixtape Debuts
GI GI on Interviews
bestever2682 on Lil Kim Boycotts BET Awards
J. 'StraitJigg' Wineburg on 16 Year Old Becomes Face of Louis Vuitton
J. 'StraitJigg' Wineburg on 16 Year Old Becomes Face of Louis Vuitton
Arlene Culpepper, Asst. Editor-in-Chief on Jack Spratt: A Genuine New Orleans Original
Arlene Culpepper, Asst. Editor-in-Chief on D.E.T.D.F.’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt
J. 'StraitJigg' Wineburg on Mike Tyson Covers Esquire Magazine (Photo)