It must be five years now that I have kept a color-coded binder of information under my desk inside my home office. The binder was sent by a fellow television producer, and it was very thorough. The full Dossier is a catalogue of the work of a journalist who has worked for the LA Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Rolling Stone, Spin, the Village Voice, the hip-hop bible Source Magazine, and many others. The name of this journalist is Chuck Philips. What if I explained to you, I kn...
Dec 18, 2023•28 min•Season 2Ep. 9
After coming across Waymon Anderson’s name in numerous LAPD, FBI and civil trial documents, Don Sikorski tries to unpack his story in relation to the murder of Biggie. We take a closer look at documents from a Habeas Corpus hearing in 2008, and the testimony Waymon Anderson gave under oath in open court. Sikorski is re-joined by fellow Dossier producer John Anagnopoulos to discuss the relationship between Anderson and disgraced former LA Times journalist Chuck Philips. Episode note - We would li...
Dec 11, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In June of 2005, the Wallace Family Civil Trial was in court, the wheels of justice were spinning. On a Friday afternoon Perry Sanders told the Court and the judge that he'd received a telephone call from someone claiming to be a former officer of the LAPD. This person in the phone call provided detailed information about the existence of evidence concerning the Biggie murder. The judge directed the Wallace family lawyers to provide to the City of LA, all available information about this develop...
Dec 04, 2023•37 min•Season 2Ep. 7
As we’ve discussed in detail, the city and the LAPD continually hid the existence of information, as well as witnesses from the Wallace family and their attorneys – while claiming there was no evidence connecting their officers to the murder of Biggie. From Kenneth Boagni to Mario Hammonds & Eric Fairmon, the city of Los Angeles played keep away, trying to hide anything supporting the Wallace family’s theory of the case. Well, there’s more where that came from. Beginning on page 15 of the le...
Nov 27, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this week’s bonus episode, Criminal Minded Media's Don Sikorski and Senior Producer John Anagnopoulos of The Dossier Season II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files, continue their dissection of the FBI documents from the Biggie Smalls murder investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2023•27 min
In January of 2001, the LAPD instituted a formal internal affairs investigation bearing LAPD Internal Affairs number CF-01-0190. In what might be the most explosive revelation from the IA report, the LAPD itself alleged that David Mack and Rafael Perez conspired to murder and assisted in the Murder of Biggie. The paragraph above is the sole reason I am recording Season 2 of The Dossier. I have cited several names throughout the first four episodes, but starting now, is where I will begin to tell...
Nov 20, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 5
After CMM's Don Sikorski is contacted by ex-LAPD Detective Frank Lyga, we take a closer look the facts and rumors surrounding Kevin Gaines. While he’s always been connected to the Biggie murder, was Gaines also involved in the killing of Tupac in Las Vegas? We also check in with RJ Bond, our resident Tupac expert, to get his thoughts on Kevin Gaines. The Dossier II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files, is a production of Criminal Minded Media, Action Park Media & DCP Entertainment. Learn more about ...
Nov 15, 2023•30 min
The game was clear, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. The City of Los Angeles knew if they could just get to trial and hide all the David Mack and Suge Knight evidence, their chances against the Wallace Family were pretty good. They could beat the Wallace Family lawyers and save the LAPD from financial ruin. The Dossier II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files, is a production of Criminal Minded Media, Action Park Media and DCP Entertainment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
Nov 13, 2023•32 min•Season 2Ep. 4
As we continue analyzing the legal filing introduced in Episode 2, it just gets more interesting – and more unbelievable. First, we introduce a witness who contacted both the LAPD and City Attorney Don Vincent with information pertinent to the murder of Biggie. Why did the City of Los Angeles hide this information from the Wallace family and their attorneys for over two years? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 06, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 3
"In setting out to record a second round of episodes, there was something that didn’t sit right with me," says Criminal Minded Media's Don Sikorski. There is a legal filing that I always have in my backpack — I know without a shadow of a doubt, that inside this document are the final answers as to the actual evidence that exists inside the walls of the LAPD, and inside the file cabinets of LAPD’s Robbery Homicide. In these upcoming episodes I am not going to talk about rumors or innuendo. Like a...
Oct 30, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 2
As we like to say on The Dossier, the evidence is all there in black & white. In this week’s bonus episode, Criminal Minded Media's Don Sikorski and Senior Producer John Anagnopoulos of The Dossier Season II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files, begin a dissection of the FBI documents from the Biggie Smalls murder investigation. The Dossier Season II: The Secret Biggie FBI Files, is a production of Criminal Minded Media, DCP Entertainment, and Action Park Media. The key moments in this episode are: ...
Oct 25, 2023•32 min
As we ended up production of Season One of The Dossier, Criminal Minded Media's Don Sikorski had begun a quest to track down the alleged coconspirators of the plot to murder The Notorious B.I.G., rogue ex-LAPD officers Raphael Perez and David Mack. In this episode Sikorski attempts to get an agreement done with Mack to tell his story. Welcome to Season Two of The Dossier. A special thanks to Richard Phillips, Kevin Connolly, Nicole Luciano, John Anagnopoulos, Phil Carson, Sergio Robledo, Brad Fu...
Oct 23, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In today’s episode, we are releasing the Mario Hammonds deposition in its entirety, as he's questioned by Rob Frank, one of the lawyers for Voletta Wallace. Also included in today’s episode, the late Sergio Robleto and Don Sikorski discuss Sikorski’s secret meeting with Hammonds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 23, 2023•30 min
The Dossier: the LAPD Cover Up of the Murder of Biggie is back, with two investigative angles - a dissection of all the investigative files in the cover-up, and an examination on how the LA Times and a rogue journalist named Chuck Phillips created a public narrative of lies and misdirection. Dossier II: The Secret Biggie Files, coming October 23rd wherever you listen to podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2023•3 min
In this Bonus Episode, James Rosemond discusses how the government turned friends and allies into weapons against him. He and Don Sikorski also begin breaking down the murder charges he faced after the death of Lowell Fletcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2023•30 min
I have been investigating the case of James Rosemond for six years, through all his federal criminal trials, and in doing a reconciliation of the story, I keep going back to two major points that need explaining and examination. The first is the idea that Jimmy has a harsher sentence than El Chapo, and just put that into context, El Chapo led an organization that imported billions of dollars’ worth of drugs. Rosemond is alleged by the government to have run an organization with five guys, who da...
Oct 09, 2023•26 min
Bruce Maffeo has been a high profile criminal defense attorney in New York for decades. He was James Rosemond's lawyer in both of the murder for hire trials. Listen to Part 2. of the interview with Don Sikorski and Maffeo discussing Rosemond's case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 02, 2023•33 min
Bruce Maffeo has been a high profile criminal defense attorney in New York for decades. He was James Rosemond's lawyer in both of the murder for hire trials. He sat down with Don Sikorski to discuss Rosemond's case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 23, 2023•26 min
Before diving deeper into the murder for hire trial, James Rosemond reflects on his life, mentally surviving prison & his unwavering belief that he will one day walkout through those prison gates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 17, 2023•21 min
After being given 7 life sentences on drug charges, the government apparently felt they hadn’t buried James Rosemond far enough beneath the jail. He would soon be indicted on murder for hire charges in the death of G-Unit affiliate Lowell Fletcher. Rosemond & Don Sikorski begin detailing the government’s allegations surrounding Fletcher’s killing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 08, 2023•25 min
James Rosemond a.k.a. Jimmy Henchmand, must watch as former friends and allies testify against him in order to avoid jail time. He reflects on the trial and the lack of evidence that was used to convict him Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 06, 2023•31 min
Reeling from losing Jeff Lichtman as his attorney, Rosemond scrambles to find a new lawyer who can handle his case. Two former associates of Jimmy go on the record, disputing the government’s narrative of the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 25, 2023•34 min
Jeff Lichtman is one of the best criminal defense attorneys of his generation, once defending El Chapo and John Gotti Jr. He discusses his longtime client Jimmy Rosemond and the lengths prosecutors took to get him thrown off Jimmy’s defense team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 16, 2023•37 min
In today’s episode, we are releasing the Mario Hammonds deposition in its entirety, as he's questioned by Rob Frank, one of the lawyers for Voletta Wallace. Also included in today’s episode, the late Sergio Robleto and Don Sikorski discuss Sikorski’s secret meeting with Hammonds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 2 min
As the investigation picks up steam, several of Rosemond’s close friends and associates are targeted by Kaminsky. As the walls close in, Jimmy makes the decision to go on the run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 05, 2023•34 min
US Attorney Todd Kaminsky becomes obsessed with the rap game and Jimmy Henchman, starting his investigation in earnest. He will have an unlikely ally in reporter Chuck Phillips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 01, 2023•36 min
James Rosemond is pulled into another rap war, this time involving 50 Cent and The Game. This beef will spiral out of control, eventually involving Rosemond’s family and law enforcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 27, 2023•31 min
After Ethan Brown writes a profile on James Rosemond for Vibe Magazine, he becomes the target of others in the media, most notably Chuck Phillips of the LA Times. These articles will put Rosemond in the crosshairs of law enforcement and Todd Kaminsky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 26, 2023•35 min
Don Sikorski speaks with RJ Bond about the breaking news coming out of Las Vegas on Tuesday - that Vegas PD served a search warrant in nearby Henderson, Nevada, related to the murder of Tupac Shakur. RJ shares his thoughts on who the search warrant targeted and what could come next in the police investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 23, 2023•32 min
Despite being arrested and sent back to prison, James Rosemond continues his rise in the entertainment industry. He reaches the pinnacle after negotiating the Mike Tyson/Lennox Lewis fight and signing his own rap superstar, The Game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 18, 2023•33 min
