LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Hip hop producer Jamal Rashid, commonly
known as “Mally Mall,” pleaded guilty today in federal court to unlawfully
owning and operating a prostitution business guised as escort businesses,
announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
Rashid, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of use of an
interstate facility in aid of unlawful activity. U.S. District Judge Richard F.
Boulware II, accepted the guilty plea and scheduled a sentencing hearing for
January 21, 2020.
According to information contained in the plea agreement,
between April 2002 and September 2014, Rashid owned, operated, and managed
several businesses in Clark County, Nev., that purported to offer legal escort
services. Rashid admitted that he carried on an unlawful prostitution business
through these escort businesses. He routinely used or caused others to use cell
phones and other means to cause women who worked at his escort businesses to
conduct acts of prostitution in Clark County. In some instances, Rashid’s
credit card was used to pay for the airfare and other travel-related expenses
and he used various paid websites, such as Backpage and Eros, to advertise the
women for prostitution purposes. Furthermore, Rashid induced and enticed
numerous women to engage in prostitution.
The case was investigated by the FBI. Assistant U.S.
Attorney Nicholas Dickinson is prosecuting the case.
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