Jimmy Henchman gets life sentence

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Hip Hop music mogul James (Jimmy Rosemond) Henchman — long suspected of being involved in the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur — was sentenced Friday to life in prison plus five years for overseeing a massive drug trafficking empire that supplied Brooklyn and Queens with cocaine.

"You're the kingpin," Federal Judge John Gleeson said. "Not all kingpins necessarily deserve a life sentence but you certainly do."

"You're a very intelligent and capable person and you chose this life," Gleeson added.

Rosemond, 48, who declined to speak, faces trial next month on murder-for-hire charges in Manhattan Federal Court for ordering the killing of an associate of rapper 50 Cent suspected of slapping Rosemond's son. Rosemond has denied he ordered the hit on Shakur in a Manhattan recording studio.

Rosemond supervised a crew who shipped thousands of kilograms of coke from California to New York City hidden inside music equipment cases.

But Rosemond also maintained a wildly successful business managing the careers of rapper The Game and actor Michael K. Williams of "The Wire" and "Boardwalk Empire" fame, and had business dealings with Rev. Al Sharpton, Sean (Diddy) Combs and Wyclef Jean

But all that is gone now as Rosemond, who once owned penthouses in Brooklyn and Los Angeles, forfeited $10 million to the government as the illicit proceeds of his drug dealing.

Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch called him a "thug in a suit."

"Today's life sentence is a fitting end to the 'Henchman's' two-faced machinations," Lynch said.

The judge rejected Rosemond's bizarre bid for a new trial based, in part, on the claim that a juror interviewed after he was convicted claimed to have read on the Internet about Rosemond's alleged involvement in the Shakur murder.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york...ison-drug-trafficking-article-1.1497044?print

 

[H@LLOW]

50 cent won, again.

 

[the rhyme king]

yes there is a god.

 

[the rhyme king]

50 cent won, again.

more like pac won again

 

[AkaDemiK]

 

[CELL]

 

[BIGDENNIS10UK]

Can he write a book from prison?

I'd read that.

 

[ROFL_GUY]

 

[BangBike]

Damn homey..

 

[NormanConnors]

Henchman didn't tread lightly

 

[BCS]

 

[JuvenileHell]

Powerful

 

[LezJepzin]

 

[re'up]

wow......They threw the book at him, and threw out any deals or cooperation, they weren't fukking with him at all, if he cooperated he would have been sentenced much lower, and he wasn't facing the death penalty, like Craig Petties....That shyt isn't worth it man, he's doing at least 30 years straight...and they are trying him for murder, dude is finished.

 

[Big Boss]