Famed hip hop manager James (Jimmy Henchman) Rosemond was convicted Tuesday of drug trafficking and money laundering charges, likely sending him to prison for the rest of his life. Rosemond, 47, slumped in his seat as the Brooklyn jury forewoman pronounced him guilty of every charge on the verdict sheet.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lan Nguyen had called the defendant a drug “kingpin” who used the music business as a front for his cross-country cocaine distribution ring.
Six former members of Rosemond’s crew testified that they used Federal Express and UPS to ship the narcotics concealed in music equipment cases. The packages of cocaine were slathered with mustard to thwart law enforcement’s drug-sniffing dogs.
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