Overview
- At a Nov. 17 hearing, U.S. District Judge Fernando Aenlle-Rocha refused Eugene “Big U” Henley’s request to leave MDC Los Angeles for his son’s Islamic rites and authorized a private body viewing plus remote access to the service.
- Government filings described “hundreds” of alleged jail-rule violations, including using other inmates’ BOP numbers for calls, coaching use of encrypted apps, and warning callers against greetings that could trigger monitoring.
- Prosecutors said many calls involved Henley’s girlfriend, alleging discussions of smuggling illicit photos through legal mail, phone sex on recorded lines, and a plan for her to take a paralegal class to qualify as a legal visitor.
- They further alleged coded outreach to co-defendants, attempts to contact a confidential informant, pressure that no one plead guilty unless he does, and plans to fund private investigators despite court-appointed counsel.
- The government argued funeral furloughs are rarely granted in such cases, said his private security would not meet supervision standards, cited threats captured in the investigation, and emphasized the 43-count RICO case including an alleged 2021 murder as context; Jabari Henley’s rites are scheduled for Nov. 21.