James Rosemond, often known as Jimmy Henchman or sometimes Jimmy Henchmen, is an American former entertainment record executive and convicted criminal.
18 Facts About James Rosemond
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Circa 1996, James Rosemond founded Henchmen, the company that would later become the rap management company Czar Entertainment.
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James Rosemond was the CEO of Czar, when it managed The Game, Sean Kingston, Brandy, Gucci Mane, Guerilla Black, Salt-n-Pepa and Akon.
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In 2002, James Rosemond negotiated the Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson boxing match.
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In June 2010, James Rosemond was arrested on charges of cocaine trafficking, money laundering, and witness tampering.
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James Rosemond went on trial in May 2012, represented by Gerald Shargel.
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On June 5,2012, James Rosemond was convicted in Federal District Court in Brooklyn of drug trafficking, obstruction of justice, firearms violations, and other financial crimes associated with his position as head of a multi-million-dollar transnational cocaine-selling organization.
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At trial, it was alleged that James Rosemond led the large scale, bi-coastal narcotics-trafficking organization that transported cocaine from Los Angeles, California to the New York metropolitan area.
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On October 25,2013, James Rosemond was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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On March 10,2016, James Rosemond filed a habeas corpus appeal with the same federal court seeking a new trial along with a complaint to the US Justice Department Office of Professional Responsibility against former US Attorney Todd Kaminsky citing actions taken with regard to securing testimony from the government's lead witness Henry "Black" Butler.
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In June 2012, James Rosemond was charged with four crimes in connection with the death of G-Unit affiliate Lowell "Lodi Mack" Fletcher, including murder-for-hire and conspiracy to commit murder.
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James Rosemond is alleged to have arranged the murder as payback for the alleged assault on his son by Lodi Mack and Tony Yayo.
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James Rosemond came before a jury again in December 2014 and on December 11 the jury found him guilty on all charges for the murder of Lowell "Lodi Mack" Fletcher.
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On March 23,2015, James Rosemond was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years by Judge Colleen McMahon.
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James Rosemond was again convicted and sentenced to life plus 30 years.
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In 2008, the LA Times retracted and apologized for a story which had alleged that James Rosemond had been involved in a criminal event.
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In 2012, Dexter Isaac, an associate of James Rosemond, stated in court that he had carried out the 1994 robbery and shooting of Tupac Shakur on James Rosemond's orders.
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Rosemond is profiled by filmmaker Don Sikorski in the documentary video series Unjust Justice: The Jimmy Rosemond Tapes released in 2016 and podcast Unjust Justice: The Jimmy Rosemond Story released in 2020 and hosted by Michael K Williams.