A federal judge denied a request from Jamal Rashid, also known as “Mally Mall,” to no longer serve probation. U.S. District Court Judge Gloria Navarro pointed to the seriousness of the crime the music producer committed and his “concerted effort over at least 12 years to operate an illegal prostitution business.”
Navarro sentenced Rashid to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release on May 13, 2021, after he pleaded guilty to one count of use of an interstate facility in aid of unlawful activity. Rashid admitted the escort services he ran in Clark County between 2002 and 2014 were fronts for prostitution. Rashid advertised sex for sale on websites like Backpage and paid airfare to fly women to clients.
“Defendant’s conduct was not the result of a single poor decision or regrettable judgment,” Navarro wrote in her Feb. 24 order. “Rather, his livelihood for more than a decade depended on his illegal operation.”
At Rashid’s sentencing, Navarro called him a monster in the past, pointed out his victims went through a form of imprisonment, and said she wasn’t sure she’d accept the deal because his actions were so horrific.
In a Jan. 20 motion for early termination of supervised release, Rashid’s attorney, Chris Rasmussen wrote, “Early release from supervision will dramatically simplify things and make it a little easier to get through what have been several years of a difficulty [sic] life.”
Rashid needs permission to travel out of Nevada as a condition of probation, which, according to Rasmussen, interferes with Rashid’s music career.
“The mere inconvenience of having to obtain approval to travel for work purposes from probation and the court is an insufficient reason to terminate his supervision,” Navarro responded in her order.
Rasmussen referred to Rashid as a model supervisee, inmate, and re-entering citizen said Rashid mentored other inmates, and “is the example of someone who has wronged society, reformed, then brought his experience of sober [sic], honesty and positivity to the community of artists,”
Rasmussen’s motion included a ‘Participant of the month’ certificate awarded to Rashid in 2022 for a prison drug program and six letters of support, including from Rashid’s adult son and father.
His son, Malcolm Rashid wrote that growing up without his father for the first 19 years of his life was challenging, but their relationship has grown, especially over the past year, as he will be turning 27 years old.
“I have witnessed his transformation firsthand, and I am confident that he is on a path to becoming an even better individual,” Malcolm Rashid stated.
Fayeq Rashid wrote that his son “has expressed sincere remorse for his past actions, has changed his life and is committed to being a positive role model in our family.”
Rashid’s supervised release is scheduled to expire on Sept. 17, 2026, according to court documents. He lives in Las Vegas. S: CBS 8
