Interscope Records may be having trouble shipping records, but according to the US Drug Enforcement Agency they’ve had no problem shipping kilos of cocaine and millions in proceeds across the country.
It has been alleged that members of a narcotics ring shipped the drugs in ‘road cases’ that we’re delivered and picked up from the office of Interscope Records, home to artists like Lady Gaga, Eminem, and U2.
A year-long investigation uncovered shipping records by a cargo firm that was used to transport the cases, which would hide either cocaine or the proceeds from sales. The activity was hidden from scrutiny due to legitimate use of road cases by some of the label’s artists when they tour.
The US Justice Department has indicted James Rosemond, a 46 year old rap music manager, on 18 felony charges which if convicted could send him to the slammer for life. According to a filing in a US District Court, Rosemond was able to “disguise these shipments as legitimate freight that was ostensibly needed by the performance artists he managed,”.
According to The Smoking Gun it is still unclear to prosecutors how members of the drug ring got access to Interscope’s offices. The only clear link is James Rosemond’s biggest client, LA based rapper The Game, who is signed to Interscope. The Game’s road manager has also been implicated in the trafficking.
Khalil Abdullah, a Rosemond associate, has proven to be a key to cracking the case for prosecutors. Abdullah recently pleaded guilty to narcotics trafficking and obstruction of justice charges and has struck a deal, leading to his confessing and detailing the operation. He told prosectors he oversaw the shipment in “road cases” of cash and cocaine worth millions of dollars.
Interscope is a division of Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company.
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