'Most dangerous gangster in LA' makes shock claim about Trump while referring to him as 'the orange man'

Daily Mail​

23-04-2025

A Los Angeles gang leader turned music executive has claimed he can manipulate President Donald Trump into dropping extortion charges held against him.
Eugene Henley Jr., 58, also known as 'Big U,' was charged last month with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
In court on Tuesday, a judge ruled that he should remain in prison while awaiting trial, after prosecutors said in a filing, seen by the LA Times, that he 'is up to his old tricks'.
Authorities say that he created an image of himself as an entertainment entrepreneur but it was all a cover story - as it was revealed he calls Trump 'the orange man.'
It said: 'To avoid custody, defendant will no doubt continue his double dealing, as he did to celebrities and donors that he duped into believing they were helping young, underprivileged athletes chase their dreams, when in reality they were unwittingly lining defendant's pockets as he embezzled donation after donation.
'Even in his short time in custody, he is up to his old tricks, once again trying to use some of those same celebrities for his personal gain.
'He has even suggested that he can manipulate the President of the United States into intervening in the case and dropping the charges, even as he simultaneously derisively refers to the President as 'the orange man' while in custody.
'This Court should not be fooled by the good deeds defendant promises to accomplish if only he could close the detention doors behind him.'
Authorities have accused him and 18 others of being members of the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips street gang.
The U.S. Attorney's Office say they carried out a litany of federal crimes including drug trafficking, conspiracy, human trafficking and firearms offenses.
He is also suspected in the 2021 killing of an aspiring rap musician who was signed to his recording company, Uneek Music, according to prosecutors.
The victim, identified as Rayshawn Williams, was allegedly shot and killed by Henley after he recorded a 'defamatory song' about the gang leader at a Las Vegas studio.
His body was found in a ditch off Interstate 15 in the Nevada desert.
In court on Tuesday, Assistant US Attorney Kevin Butler said: 'Before the court today is the self-professed most dangerous man in Los Angeles.
'The allegations in this case prove that this is an accurate description.'
In siding with the government Judge A. Joel Richlin cited the allegations against him, and what he called a 'lot of evidence of obstruction of justice'.
According to the Times, Richlin was concerned that Henley might flee and said he was a danger to the community.
Henley's attorney Arturo Hernandez told the court that his client would remain inside his home on an electronic monitor, pleading 'you've got to give him a chance'.
He had previously served 13 years behind bars after trying to rob an undercover sheriff's deputy of 33 pounds of cocaine.
Prior to handing himself in, Henley made a video where he denied the accusations against him. He has also pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.
In the video, he said: 'I ain't did nothing. I ain't been nothing but a help to our community. This is the price of being Black and trying to help somebody.'
Henley allegedly masterminded a criminal operation that investigators dubbed the 'Big U Enterprise' since 2010, and is also suspected of embezzling donations to Developing Options, an anti-gang charity he founded.
Prosecutors said Henley ran the enterprise like a mob boss and used his stature and long-standing association with the Rollin' 60s and other street gangs to intimidate businesses and individuals in Los Angeles.
'Not only did the enterprise expand its power through violence, fear, and intimidation, but it also used social media platforms, documentaries, podcasts, interviews, and Henley's reputation and status as an 'O.G.' (original gangster) to create fame for - and stoke fear of - the Big U Enterprise, its members, and its associates,' the U.S. attorney's statement said.
Henley also allegedly submitted a fraudulent application for a COVID-19 pandemic relief loan in which he claimed that Uneek Music was operating at a $200,000 profit in 2019 despite operating at a $5,000 loss that year, which should have disqualified it from loan eligibility.
The U.S. Attorney's Office accused Henley of defrauding donors to charities under the control of Big U Enterprise, including a non profit called Developing Options that marketed itself as giving South Los Angeles youth alternative choices to gang violence.
In 2019, Henley encouraged rival gang members to come together for a memorial walk honoring slain rapper Nipsey Hussle.
Henley allegedly embezzled large donations that celebrities and award-winning companies made to Developing Options, which Henley immediately converted to his personal bank account, prosecutors said.
'The RICO charges against Mr. Henley and his associates reflect a pattern of crimes that runs the gambit from extortion to tax evasion, all under the umbrella of a well-organized criminal organization led by Mr. Henley,' said Special Agent in Charge Tyler Hatcher, IRS Criminal Investigation, Los Angeles Field Office.
'Additionally, Mr. Henley allegedly duped the County of Los Angeles by running a charitable organization that promoted anti-gang solutions while continuing criminal activity that was directly contrary to his charity.'