L.A. Crips leader turned gang interventionist ran 'mafia-like' enterprise, feds allege
Eugene 'Big U' Henley helped launch Nipsey Hussle's career and was called rap's 'godfather' by Wiz Khalifa. Now federal authorities are accusing him of murder, kidnapping, robbery, extortion and fraud.
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L.A. gang leader posed as activist and music mogul while running deadly ‘mafia-like’ racket, feds say
A reputed Los Angeles gang leader passed himself off as a community activist while running a “mafia-like organization" and committing a number of offenses, including the murder of an aspiring ...NBC News - 17h -
Donations from Shaquille O'Neal, Draymond Green allegedly embezzled by Crips leader, who is also accused of murder
Donations worth a combined $40K allegedly went into Eugene Henley's pocket.Yahoo Sports - 12h -
LA Crips leader who feds say posed as anti-gang activist arrested
The U.S. Attorney's Office has announced several federal charges against a Los Angeles Crips gang leader, including racketeering.CBS News - 6h -
Stephen Miller: Court has 'no authority' in deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members
Senior White House aide Stephen Miller on Monday asserted a federal judge did not have the authority to direct how the administration carried out the deportations of alleged gang members amid a ...The Hill - 2d -
FBI applauds Mexico's arrest and handover of '10 Most Wanted' gang figure
FBI Director Kash Patel applauded Mexican authorities Tuesday for the arrest and handover of one of the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted” suspects, an alleged gang leader from El SalvadorABC News - 1d -
Henley overhauls Morikawa with late eagle to win Arnold Palmer Invitational
Henley’s chip-in at 16th took him past fellow American Rory McIlroy to go to Augusta for Masters recce The slowest of burners preceded such a dramatic conclusion. The biggest victory of Russell ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
Trump administration escalates legal battle over alleged gang member deportations
President Trump is lashing out again against the top federal judge who issued an order stopping deportation flights of alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.ABC News - 13h -
White House escalates attacks on judge in deportation case: 'Egregious abuse of the bench'
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday stepped up attacks on a federal judge that ordered flights carrying alleged Venezuelan gang members to be turned around, decrying him as a ...The Hill - 18h -
Lawsuit argues Trump's use of war authority for deportation could be limitless
Some information demanded by a judge about flights carrying alleged Tren de Aragua gang members is likely to remain private, the Justice Department said.CBS News - 1d
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