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LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Alleged Los Angeles gang leader Eugene Henley Jr., known as "Big U,'' was ordered to remain behind bars Thursday pending a detention hearing in federal court at the end of the month.
Henley is charged in a federal complaint alleging an array of racketeering crimes, including extortion, human trafficking, fraud & the 2021 murder of an aspiring rap musician.
A magistrate judge ordered him to remain in federal custody at least until his detention hearing on March 31.
Henley is an alleged leader of the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips & runs a vast, mafia-like'' organization that has committed crimes including murder, trafficking & COVID fraud.
Henley is charged in the complaint with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. Authorities also accuse Henley, the founder of Big U Enterprise, with murdering a young Las Vegas rapper, Rayshawn Williams, in January 2021.
The criminal complaint further claims that Henley defrauded famous athletes, including Basketball Hall of Famer & former Laker Shaquille O'Neal & Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green by persuading them to donate money to charity - cash that he allegedly pocketed himself.
In addition, Henley is accused of fraudulently obtaining funding from the Gang Reduction & Youth Development program supervised by the L.A. Mayor's Office.
Henley was instrumental in launching the career of the late Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was shot to death in South Los Angeles in 2019.
Authorities also allege Henley submitted a fraudulent application for a COVID-19 pandemic relief loan in which he claimed that Uneek Music was operating at a $200,000 profit in 2019 despite operating at a $5,000 loss that year, which should have disqualified it from loan eligibility.
Henley served 13 years in prison for trying to steal cocaine from an undercover sheriff's deputy in 1991. His son, Daiyan Henley, is a linebacker entering his second season with the Los Angeles Chargers.
If convicted, Henley would face a statutory maximum sentence of life in federal prison.
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