RICKY JAMES BRASCOM A FRIEND OF JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE AND DIDDY *Alledgely used chartered jets to smuggle HUNDRED OF POUNDS OF COCAINE and millions of dollars in drug money*

                                         

                                       

                                          

 Brascom gave everyone the impression (including Diddy & Timberlake) that he was a major player in the hip-hop industry. 

They had no idea he led a double life as a drug kingpin.

Ricky James Brascom was living the high life. As the CEO of Behind da Scenes Entertainment, he was well-known in the rap industry, and regularly hobnobbed with celebrities. He had recently shot a video with Diddy and was a guest at Justin Timberlake’s birthday party in Las Vegas.

In October, the 28-year-old music executive, who went by the nickname DP, bought a beautiful home in a gated community in L.A.'s Woodland Hills. One of his neighbors was Dr. Dre. He drove around in a $250,000 2010 Aston Martin Rapides and a 2009 BMW 750 Li.

He bought his girlfriend a 2008 Mercedes CL63 AMG.

Cocaine shipments were flown out of Van Nuys Airport, Ontario International Airport, and LAX by Los Angeles pilot Leonardo Concepcion, who was employed by Star Jet.

“They were using smaller model planes that don’t require a crew." “The coke was flown in suitcases.” Rob Villeza (U.S. Attorney) says the men would pull their limousines up to the plane and load their suitcases on the plane without any scrutiny.

“There are no security measures that will examine or inspect what is in your luggage,” adds Villeza. “Charter jets are really expensive. It can range from $20,000 to 50,000 a flight, depending on the flight. But if you are flying cocaine worth millions of dollars, and your profit is substantially more than $50,000, you might determine it is a wise investment.”

During a six-week period, the ring moved more than 390 kilograms of cocaine, and over $4 million in drug cash, according to court documents. During that time, federal law-enforcement authorities intercepted 298 kilograms of cocaine and $1.1 million.

  

  

Also busted was Darrin Ebron, a Baltimore DJ (above) who allegedly acted as a drug distributor for Brascom. Ebron, known in Hollywood as the “poor man’s Puffy,” worked in the fashion and entertainment business and was the disc jockey when actor Eddie Murphy attempted to marry Tracey Edmonds in 2008 on an island off Bora Bora.

Charles Dwight Ransom Jr., 36, of Hollywood, another “CEO” of Behind da Scenes Entertainment, also allegedly shipped cocaine to his own distributors in Baltimore and shepherded cocaine shipments for Brascom.