A music bigwig who helped launch Nipsey Hussle’s career and was lauded as rap’s “godfather” has been accused of running a “Mafia-like ... before arriving in LA to receive protection.

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 ...

Federal authorities likened Henley’s “Big U Enterprise” to a “mafia-like organization” that relied on his “stature and long-standing association with the Rollin’ 60s and other street ...

At the same time, authorities say he ran a "mafia-like" criminal operation. Henley received grants from LA's Gang Reduction and Youth Development Program (GRYD) for the charity, which were then ...