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6ix9ine’s Former Associate Found Guilty Of Fraud & Extortion

March 13, 2024 by newhiphopnews

While 6ix9ine has dealt with quite a few of his own legal troubles recently, he isn’t the only one in his inner circle going through it. Earlier this week, a friend who had a pretty strong connection to the rapper wrapped up his trial. Lamor Whitehead has a history with the rapper that dates back to at least 2018. Whitehead stood up for the controversial rapper earlier in his career and even had him on stage to profess his spirituality during an event in New York. He’s described Whitehead as a spiritual advisor, but going forward it might be a lot harder to get that advice.

Whitehead was just convicted of 5 different charges brought against him, making for a pretty serious verdict. Included in his convictions are charges of wire fraud, attempted extortion, and lying to the FBI. According to New York Daily News, some of the charges spawned from Whitehead stealing the life-saving of the mother of one of his parishioners. He’s reportedly facing up to 45 years in prison and is due to be sentenced in July. At some point in the past few years, 6ix9ine distanced himself from the spiritual leader.

6ix9ine’s Spiritual Leader Facing 45 Years In Prison

“Bling Bishop” Lamor Whitehead was convicted Monday of stealing the life savings of a parishioner’s mother and other crimes at his Manhattan trial.

The charges carry up to 45 years in prison.https://t.co/hV1RdbTOgI

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) March 12, 2024

6ix9ine is still in the thick of some legal troubles of his own. He’s currently still staying in the Dominican Republic, where he’s been since he was arrested for assault last year. Recently, pictures made the round of the rapper in an anger management class. He has to take the class as a condition of his release from prison last year. He also has to remain in the Dominican Republic for a still unclear length of time. Earlier this year, he released an EP of new music, though the lack of promotion caused it to go unnoticed by many other than his die hard fans.

What do you think of 6ix9ine’s former spiritual advisor being convicted to five felonies and facing 45 years in prison? Do you think the rapper’s music career will be on track once he’s dealt with his own legal problems? Let us know in the comment section below.

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DJ Envy Might Testify Against Cesar Pina In Real Estate Fraud Case: Report

January 13, 2024 by newhiphopnews

New reports from AllHipHop indicate that DJ Envy might testify against his former business partner Cesar Pina if a judge calls for it in their real estate fraud case. For those unaware, both men face various accusations of wrongdoing for their business practices, allegedly defrauding investors out of millions of dollars. Moreover, back in December, the court ordered the media personality to provide documentation about Pina’s bankruptcy filing and their transactions around this time, as they allegedly had a very close relationship. Despite this suspicion, Envy’s legal team stated that they handed over all requested info, and that he will testify if so required by the legal process.

“We are aware that on December 20, 2023, the Court issued an Order compelling the production of documents demanded in those subpoenas,” DJ Envy’s attorney Daniel Marchese expressed in court documents reportedly obtained by AllHipHop. “At this time, I am happy to report that on Friday, January 5, 2024, we forwarded our responses and document production to counsel for the Trustee in these aforementioned cases. Given the professional back-and-forth between counsel and I since then, it would appear that indeed the responses and the production were acknowledged and received by the Trustee. With this writing, I therefore confirm my client’s compliance with Your Honor’s Order. As I offered to Trustee’s counsel, I will likewise offer to the Court that should sworn testimony (in any form) be needed to affirm my client’s responses and production, he would readily oblige.”

DJ Envy At The 2022 BET Hip-Hop Awards

DJ Envy Cesar Pina Fraud Case Testimony Hip Hop News — ATLANTA, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 30: DJ Envy attends the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 at The Cobb Theater on September 30, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)

Furthermore, this development also elaborates on the schemes that DJ Envy allegedly participated in. For example, Cesar Pina’s several fraud charges include those related to mortgage, wire, and bank conspiracy. Also, prosecutors accused him of shifting property prices to inflate loans from financial institutions, and using these for personal gain and other endeavors. VIBE reported that Pina is considering a plea deal, and he previously claimed Envy played no part in these lawsuits or their accusations. However, it’s unclear what consequences the Breakfast Club host or his ventures could face if this plea deal goes through. After all, this already blemished his reputation.

Meanwhile, the radio commentator voiced concerns with other issues this week alongside his on-air teammate, Charlamagne Tha God. They wondered what the hosting situation of The Breakfast Club will look like after various departures and substitutions. As is the case with this alleged fraud scheme, only time will tell what their future holds. On that note, come back to HNHH for more news and the latest updates on DJ Envy and Cesar Pina.

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ESPN Accused Of Defrauding Emmys With Fake Name Scheme

January 11, 2024 by newhiphopnews

ESPN has been accused of submitting fake names to the parent organization of the Emmy Awards in order to acquire awards for their otherwise ineligible on-air personalities. The broadcaster would submit fake names as part of the credits lists for certain awards. If won, they won then take the awards and have them re-engraved. These re-engraved awards would then be given to the likes of Lee Corso and Desmond Howard. While College GameDay, the nexus of the scheme, won eight Emmys between 2008 and 2018, on-air talent was not eligible to receive ensemble production awards until 2023. This was to avoid individual personalities “double-dipping” on awards for the same body of work.

“Some members of our team were clearly wrong in submitting certain names that may go back to 1997 in Emmy categories where they were not eligible for recognition or statuettes. This was a misguided attempt to recognize on-air individuals who were important members of our production team. Once current leadership was made aware, we apologized to NATAS for violating guidelines and worked closely with them to completely overhaul our submission process to safeguard against anything like this happening again.

ESPN Embroiled In Feud Between Stephen A. Smith And Jason Whitlock

Meanwhile, Stephen A. Smith, arguably the face of ESPN‘s on-air talent, has found himself in yet another bitter feud with Jason Whitlock. Smith absolutely tore into Jason Whitlock after the Blaze Media personality called Smith’s memoir “fiction”. Furthermore, Whitlock referred to the ESPN personality as “Stephen A. Myth”. “I mean it from my soul when I say this is the worst human being I’ve ever known. I don’t know of another human being worse than Jason Whitlock. He is a piece of sh-t. He’s the dude that’s going to have a funeral and ain’t going to be no pallbearers,” Smith said on his podcast.

Furthermore, other current and former ESPN employees chimed in to corroborate Smith’s comments about Whitlock, who was employed by the media giant on two separate occasions. “Stephen A Smith told the truth. Ole Boy tried to recruit a bunch of us to do some work for what was then the Undefeated and we did not want to work with him,” former ESPN journalist Jemele Hill said on X, formerly Twitter.

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Cesar Pina Accused Of Dodging People Trying To Serve Him New Lawsuit

December 30, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Cesar Pina, alleged real estate fraudster and former business partner of DJ Envy, is facing new accusations. Pina is accused of dodging people trying to serve him a new lawsuit. Per a report from HipHopDX, a motion has been filed to approve “substitute servers” in attempting to present Pina with new lawsuit documents. Pina is specifically accused of “[appearing] to be willfully dodging and evading our efforts to serve them with process in this action. Plaintiffs have made multiple attempts to personally serve the Pinas with process in the manner prescribed by Fed. R. Civ. Pro. R. 4(e)(2), by personally delivering to them copies of the summons and complaint,” the motion read.

Furthermore, Pina has also been sued by reggaeton star Don Omar, who claims Pina used his likeness without permission. Omar’s suit was filed on December 19 and accuses Pina of using images of Omar to promote his real estate ventures without the permission or knowledge of the musician. Additionally, Omar’s motion claimed that Pina had initially been served on December 4 with a demand to remove the images but refused to comply.

DJ Envy Could Be Arrested If He Doesn’t Produce Cesar Pina Documents

DJ Envy’s former partner Cesar Pena accused of hiding from process servers for new lawsuit (1/2)https://t.co/3Yh0bOWXIA pic.twitter.com/fIqvTdoLIo

— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) December 29, 2023

Meanwhile, DJ Envy could be arrested if he does not disclose documents related to Pina’s bankruptcy. Per Meghann Cuniff, Envy has until January 8 to produce any and all documents requested by the court-appointed trustee of Pina’s Whairhouse LLC. Failure to comply could result in Envy’s arrest and a subsequent appearance in a New Jersey bankruptcy court. Additionally, the news comes after Envy recently switched lawyers. The radio host dropped high-profile Blank Rome LLP in favor of the New Jersey-based firm, Williams, Graffeo & Stern, LLC.

Furthermore, Envy and Pina, along with Pina’s wife, are accused of running a multi-million real estate scam. The alleged scheme reportedly defrauded investors out of an amount in excess of $100 million. Envy has denied all the charges against him and has fiercely defended his name. Additionally, this includes going as far as to sue former NFL player Tony Robinson for defamation. However, the situation against Envy is an ongoing one and will likely stretch well into 2024.

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Ex-Jaguars Employee Accused Of Stealing $22M From Team

December 7, 2023 by newhiphopnews

A former employee of the Jacksonville Jaguars has been accused of stealing over $22M from the team. Amit Patel was charged with wire fraud and illegal monetary transactions. The charges state that Patel, who worked in the Jags’ finance department, manipulated the team’s virtual credit card system to fund “lavish personal purchases”. Purchases include a luxury condo, a Tesla, cryptocurrency, private jet charters, and luxury watches.

“We can confirm that in February 2023, the team terminated the employment of the individual named in the filing. Over the past several months we have cooperated fully with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida during their investigation and thank them for their efforts in this case. As was made clear in the charges, this individual was a former manager of financial planning and analysis who took advantage of his trusted position to covertly and intentionally commit significant fraudulent financial activity at the team’s expense for personal benefit. This individual had no access to confidential football strategy, personnel, or other football information,” the team said in a statement.

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Former Jaguar Sergio Brown Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Charge

Amit Patel, a former Jacksonville Jaguars employee has been accused of using the team’s ‘virtual credit card program’ to steal $22M, per The Athletic.

He worked as the team’s manager of financial planning and analysis from 2018-2022 #DUUUVAL #nfl

— Renee Washington (@ReneePwash) December 7, 2023

Meanwhile, another ex-Jag is facing a legal battle of his own. Sergio Brown, who played for the Jags in 2015, has entered a not-guilty plea on the charge of murdering his mother, Myrtle. Brown reportedly entered his plea on Wednesday while remanded in custody at a jail in Illinois. He will be due back in court later this month. Brown and his mother were reported missing in September, only for his mother’s body to be discovered beside a creek near their Illinois home. Brown remained missing for a few days until he began posting concerning videos from Mexico. He was eventually detained in Mexico and extradited to the United States.

Brown was a starting safety for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish but went undrafted in 2010. However, he was later signed by the Patriots and would play nearly 100 games over the next seven seasons, although he would only ever start 15 games. He retired in 2016 following a brief stint with the Bills. Finishing his career with 144 tackles, Brown also played for the Colts and Jags. His time with the Bills came after a training camp with the Falcons.

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Joe Smith Accuses “L&HH” Star Moniece Slaughter Of Forging Checks During Their Relationship

November 22, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Former NBA first-overall pick Joe Smith has claimed that Love & Hip-Hop star Moniece Slaughter forged over $109K in checks while they were dating. Smith told DJ Vlad that his financial advisor first alerted him to nine checks totaling $109K. Furthermore, Smith later confirmed the claims through a private investigator. Slaughter had reportedly sent all of them to a mystery acquaintance, Timothy Carr. However, Smith also claimed that he was unable to file charges against Slaughter because the authorities ruled it a “he said, she said” situation.

The revelation came after Smith opened up about his financial situation. He claimed that despite making $61M during his NBA career, he only ever saw $18M of it due to taxation. Furthermore, Smith revealed that he was put into debt by his first divorce. However, Smith also took responsibility for his own actions, saying his infidelities cost him his marriage. Furthermore, he noted that his family’s current financial instability was a result of poor investments and expensive impulse purchases on his part.

Joe Smith’s Wife Gives Cam’ron A Massage

However, the situation between Smith and his wife continues to get more and more bizarre. Last week, Smith’s wife returned to It Is What It Is at the request of Ma$e to provide his co-host, Cam’ron, a massage live on the show. The move was a throwback to the week before when Chavis revealed during an interview on Check That Stat that one of her non-OnlyFans side hustles was running a massage business. Cam’ron hyper-fixated on this detail, asking Chavis if she would perform a massage on him.

Additionally, the move comes just a few days after Smith himself spoke out about Cam’ron’s conduct towards his wife. “It bothers me a lot. I did not just see that but the messages I got from people who actually went to her OnlyFans page. They sent it on Instagram [and] Facebook, talking about how my wife looks and what kind of pictures my wife got,” Smith told DJ Vlad as part of their ongoing interview about the subject.

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Glen Davis Found Guilty In NBA Welfare Fraud Case

November 15, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Former NBA player Glen Davis has been found guilty for his role in a wide-ranging scheme to defraud the NBA’s alumni welfare and healthcare policy. Nicknamed “Big Baby”, Davis is best known for his time as a role player on the late 2000s Celtics. The Celtics acquired Davis’ draft rights in 2007 alongside those of Ray Allen. Davis was out of the league by 2015, re-emerging in Canada for a season later in the decade.

However, Davis was part of a ring of nearly 20 former players who made millions from fraudulent healthcare expense claims. These were made against the league’s fund that provides healthcare to former players. According to sports CPA Robert Raiola, Davis was found guilty of “health care fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to make false statements, and conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud.”

Davis Co-Conspirator Gets 10 Years In Prison

Former Boston Celtics forward Glen “Big Baby” Davis was found guilty of health care fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to make false statements, and conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud.

— Robert Raiola, CPA (@SportsTaxMan) November 15, 2023

Davis will be sentenced next year. However, penal sentences are already starting to be handed down in the case. Terrence Williams, the 11th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for “masterminding” the plan. Williams and Davis are just two of 18 former players charged in the case. 13 have pled guilty, with Williams the first to be given a penal sentence. Davis and Williams never played together during their respective tenures in the NBA.

“You were yet another player who frittered away substantial earnings from the period of time when you were playing basketball professionally,” Judge Valerie E. Caproni told Williams during sentencing. “You should have had enough money to be set for life, but you don’t.” While many of the former players in the case were journeymen, their career earnings still totaled $343 million. “I one million percent take full accountability for my role in this case,” Williams said, choking up as he blamed the scheme on “stupidity and greed.” However, Judge Caproni was unsympathetic, stating that Williams used his big personality to “lure” friends and family into the scheme.

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Rick Ross Trolls DJ Envy Over Alleged Real Estate Fraud

November 7, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Rick Ross trolled DJ Envy during an interview with Rolling Stone, in which the outlet asked him for his opinion on The Breakfast Club host’s accused role in the alleged real estate scam run by his former business partner Cesar Pina.

“Yo, that was classic. ‘Beige Rage.’ That’s DJ Liquidation. DJ Scammer,” Rozay said in response. “Yo, you’re from New York? Did he scam anyone you know?…You sure? You gotta poll all the older ladies in your family because they said they specifically targeted older women who would stay up late at night and order silver jewelry off the TV. You gotta call all your grandmas and aunties. Those real-estate scams … He’s a thief. It’s unfortunate for the older ladies.”

Rick Ross Performs In Austin

AUSTIN, TEXAS – NOVEMBER 04: Rick Ross performs at the AfroTech Music Stage 2023 at Republic Square Park on November 04, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)

An attorney for DJ Envy, Massimo F. D’Angelo, addressed Ross’ comments in a statement provided to XXL. “I have served Ross with a cease and desist,” the statement reads. “Obviously his claims are completely fictitious and solely based on his long-standing fight with Envy over his competing car show business.” The comments from both come after Ross and Envy engaged in a public feud, earlier this year, while they both hosted rival car shows.

As for Cesar Pina, police arrested him, last month, with one count of wire fraud. They suspect he has been orchestrating a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme disguised as a house-flipping business. Envy helped Pina promote the business on numerous occasions over the years. He, however, has not been charged with anything. Pina has even come forward to proclaim Envy’s innocence. “In all these lawsuits, these 20 lawsuits, DJ Envy was never in the room with me,” he said on Instagram Live. “DJ Envy has nothing to do with any of these 20 lawsuits of these people that are suing me. It f**king sucks, bro. It pisses me off that all these people are bashing DJ Envy…What you gotta understand is, DJ Envy is so successful in hip-hop, as far as a DJ, that people just don’t like him.” Be on the lookout for further updates on Pina’s case on HotNewHipHop.

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Brittish Williams Gets 4 Years In Prison For Numerous Fraud Counts

October 24, 2023 by newhiphopnews

The conclusion to Brittish Williams’ long-running legal saga didn’t turn out great for the former “Basketball Wives LA” star. She was found guilty of committing fraud adding up to a grand total of $564,000. According to The Shade Room, there’s a variety of different kinds of fraud at play in the case. Additionally, tax fraud, bank fraud, insurance fraud, and three different pandemic fraud schemes were cited in the case.

Williams already pleaded guilty to 15 different felonies back in May. Included in that bunch are more counts of bank fraud, wire fraud, misusing a social security number, and making false statements to the IRS. As a result of all those crimes, she’s been sentenced to four years in prison. She’s also expected to pay back the full $564,000 and will be on supervised release for 5 years following the conclusion of her prison sentence. The full scope of the various frauds is difficult to even explain in full. Read all of the details shared following her sentencing below.

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Consequently in the comments, fans had mixed reactions to the verdict. Some thought the sentence didn’t sound so bad compared to all the crimes. “For all the sh*t she was facing 4 years not bad her lawyer the goat,” one of the top comments reads. Others couldn’t believe that somebody who was already so successful needed to risk committing fraud. “Living a comfortable life & still engaging in risk taking activity is crazy. life’s good, why is you taking penitentiary chances,” they asked.

Earlier this year HotNewHipHop took a look at Brittish Williams to determine her net worth. At the time the estimate put her net worth at around $450,000. Unfortunately for the former reality star that doesn’t add up to the entirety of what she’s been asked to pay back in the fraud case. What do you think of Brittish Williams getting sentenced to 4 years in prison for her various fraud schemes? Let us know in the comment section below.

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DJ Envy Fraud Accusations Prompt “The Breakfast Club” To Look For New Co-Host

October 21, 2023 by newhiphopnews

DJ Envy’s fraud allegations have been a hot topic in hip-hop culture these days, whether among fans, artists, or his media peers. Moreover, it’s been quite the difficult situation to navigate, as his legal trouble is hard to ignore while on-air on a program. In fact, the media personality spoke to his fellow co-hosts on The Breakfast Club about the debacle, even if it was against his attorneys’ advice. It seems like he just wanted to address everything as publicly as possible, defend and clear his name, and be transparent. Unfortunately, if a new job posting is to be believed, the commentator might not get a chance to speak on it again for a while- at least, not as co-host of The Breakfast Club.

Furthermore, iHeartMedia, The Breakfast Club‘s owner, reportedly put up a job listing for a co-host for the program via the Workday platform. Applicants would ideally boast at least three years of on-air radio experience, audio clips from previous on-air interviews, commentary examples, past announcements, and a four-year university degree. In addition, the company would prefer if it was a Communications or Broadcast Journalism degree, and the salary is between $130,000 and $330,000. So, if you think you have a shot, now’s your chance, however unfortunate it may be for DJ Envy. He even hinted at this by appearing for a recent episode via video call rather than in person.

DJ Envy Calls Into The Breakfast Club Amid Fraud Drama

Regardless of the gossip and drama, here’s what the Queens native had to say about these accusations against him. “Let me explain some things,” DJ Envy began, ignoring Charlamagne Tha God’s advice to trust his lawyers and zip up. “Listen, so Cesar and myself did seminars. Now the reason I did these seminars is because I wanted to uplift my community. I wanted to teach my community about real estate. Things that I didn’t know when I was first buying my first home. I wanted to teach our community about investing in generational wealth.

“I do understand how people feel if they gave him money. Because I gave him a lot of money,” he continued. “I didn’t see a dollar of return. For anyone to say that I was involved, that’s totally not true. I would never, I been on radio for close to 30 years, and never in my 30 years time did I do nothing but try to uplift people in different ways with a business mind. I would never take a dollar from somebody.” For more news and updates on DJ Envy and The Breakfast Club, log back into HNHH.

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