Prosecutors allege that despite his public image as a community activist, Eugene Henley Jr. led a criminal gang that engaged in murder and drug trafficking.

In 2023 the LA Times wrote a story about Daiyan. NBC Los Angeles attempted to reach out to Daiyan Henley for comment but did not hear back. Eugene Henley, Jr. will remain in federal custody until ...

Six others are named in the indictment, which alleges that Henley runs a vast, “mafia-like” organization that has committed crimes including murder, trafficking and COVID fraud.

Alleged Los Angeles gang leader and so-called rap "godfather" Eugene Henley Jr., known as "Big U," pleaded not guilty to ...

Alleged Los Angeles gang leader and so-called rap “godfather” Eugene Henley Jr., known as “Big U,” pleaded not guilty Tuesday ...

Alleged Los Angeles gang leader and so-called rap “godfather” Eugene Henley Jr., known as “Big U,” is set to be arraigned ...

A South Los Angeles gang leader who is accused of acting as a community activist while running a criminal enterprise pleaded not guilty Tuesday to numerous federal charges, including racketeering, ...

Federal authorities in Los Angeles have charged Eugene 'Big U' Henley Jr. for allegedly running a criminal enterprise connected to a 2021 murder.

Today’s charges and arrests target the leadership of this criminal outfit and will make the neighborhoods of Los Angeles safer,” an acting U.S. attorney says.

LOS ANGELES — An alleged leader of a Los ... declaring his innocence before surrendering to federal authorities. Eugene Henley Jr., known as “Big U,” was one of 18 members of the Rollin ...

Eugene ‘Big U’ Henley, Dave Love, Chris Brown, Skipp Townsend and Deputy Mayor Guillermo Cespedes unite at The Jungles on July 20, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. “As the indictment alleges ...

Eugene Henley Jr., known as Big U, pleaded not guilty in a downtown Los Angeles courthouse Tuesday to charges contained in a 43-count federal indictment.