A pair of five-figure donations from NBA figures Shaquille O’Neal and Draymond Inexperienced have been allegedly embezzled by a Crips gang chief, in line with a report from the Los Angeles Occasions, which particulars a bevy of different allegations in opposition to the person in query.
Amongst different issues, federal authorities have accused Eugene “Big U” Henley Jr., described as a pacesetter of the Rollin’ 60s set of the Crips, of homicide, kidnapping, theft, extortion and fraud. As of Wednesday, he’s nonetheless at giant, whereas 18 different alleged members of the Rollin’ 60s have been charged.
The gravest of accusations in opposition to Henley is the alleged homicide of a musician, recognized solely with the initials “R.W.,” who was signed to Henley’s label and recorded a “defamatory song” after a pay disagreement.
Henley’s actions allegedly crossed over to the world of sports activities with donations from O’Neal and Inexperienced value $20,000 to his non-profit, Growing Choices. Authorities allege Henley dedicated wire fraud by embezzling greater than $100,000 in donations from the non-profit.
Per the Occasions, Inexperienced wrote a test to Growing Choices in August 2019, with all $20K getting transferred to Henley’s private checking account, whereas O’Neal wrote a test for Growing Choices and the Crenshaw Rams youth sports activities workforce, most of which additionally went to Henley’s account.
Moreover, it’s alleged an expert boxer, recognized as solely A.B., was accused of dishonest unidentified NBA gamers out of thousands and thousands of {dollars} in a rigged cube recreation. Henley allegedly despatched associates to “rough up” the boxer and get the NBA gamers’ a refund. Henley additionally reportedly as soon as recounted how he “got into it” with A.B. after the boxer allegedly cheated a present NBA All-Star out of $1.5 million and a former NBA All-Star out of $5 million, whereas mentioning a cost of $100,000 from the gamers to get their a refund.
A cooperating witness reportedly claims he knew of occasions by which NBA gamers or celebrities would wish to get approval from Henley to make sure their security at events and different occasions, with celebrities paying Henley for defense and approval “or face retaliation from the Big U Enterprise.”
The 58-year-old Henley faces as much as 20 years in jail on a RICO cost and will get life in jail if convicted of homicide.
