A music executive bigwig who helped launch Nipsey Hussle’s career and was lauded as rap’s “godfather” has been accused of running a “Mafia-like” criminal enterprise involving murder, human trafficking ...

This undated booking photo released by the US Attorney Office of Los Angeles shows Eugene Henley, Jr., a.k.a. "Big U". - U.S. Attorney's Office Los Angeles/AP US authorities have taken a longtime ...

A man federal officials describe as a longtime LA Crips leader who used his prominence within that gang and others to run a violent mafia-like organization has been indicted on charges tied to a ...

THIS MORNING, THE SUSPECTED LEADER OF THE LOS ANGELES CRIPS IS FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES. FEDERAL PROSECUTORS SAY 58 YEAR OLD EUGENE HENLEY, ALSO KNOWN AS BIG. U, USED A FAKE ANTI-GANG CHARITY TO ...

DELANO — Kristopher Thomas has been in prison since 2010, when he was sentenced to 50 years to life for killing a man who identified himself as a member of a rival Los Angeles Crip gang, according to ...

A long-time leader of a notorious South Los Angeles-based street gang identified by authorities as an entertainment entrepreneur and a self-proclaimed community activist was charged in a federal ...

Eugene Henley Jr., known as "Big U," a longtime leader of a Los Angeles Crips gang subset, has been charged with a slew of federal crimes, including racketeering, fraud, extortion and murder. Federal ...

LOS ANGELES -- Jailhouse interviews with a suspected and admitted member of two separate Los Angeles street gangs have revealed new information in the criminal case involving former NBA player Javaris ...

US authorities have taken a longtime leader of a Los Angeles street gang who investigators say ran a “mafia-like” criminal enterprise that included murder, human trafficking and extortion while he ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An alleged leader of a Los Angeles street gang who's accused of murder, kidnapping and extortion appeared in court Thursday afternoon, a day after he posted a video declaring his ...