Crime Pays w/ Ash Cash & J White

Most people fear prison. Westside Ken prepared for it. Before serving 11 years in federal prison , Westside Ken made a decision that would change everything—he mentally prepared himself for the worst. That mindset didn't just help him survive incarceration. It helped him come home, rebuild his life, and become a leader in one of North America's largest cannabis companies. In this powerful...

What happens when a little girl grows up surviving abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, heartbreak, and federal prison... and refuses to stay a victim? In this powerful episode of Crime Pays, Ash Cash and Jay White sit down with Inga Nicole Goodwin —entrepreneur, author, real estate investor, domestic violence advocate, and future Virginia State Senate candidate. Inga shares the raw truth about...

What happens when the dream you've chased your entire life comes true… and then disappears? In this powerful episode of Crime Pays, former NFL and CFL defensive back Cord Parks shares his incredible journey from making it to professional football to facing a federal indictment, prison time, and ultimately rebuilding his life with a renewed sense of purpose. Cord opens up about the sacrifices h...

Mike Jenkins went from the streets and federal prison to building luxury homes and creating generational wealth through real estate. In this powerful episode of Crime Pays, Mike breaks down how hustler instincts helped him become a successful entrepreneur after incarceration. He opens up about surviving the streets, losing over a million dollars, racial profiling outside his own mansion, and the m...

This one is DIFFERENT. Mona aka Don’t Call Me White Girl pulls ZERO punches as she breaks down a life that most people wouldn’t survive. From getting expelled in elementary school… To losing her father to prison at 5… To being in federal prison by 21… 👉 She lived with NO fear of death. 👉 She was boosting, hustling, and surviving by ANY means. 👉 And at one point… she was doing it all while PREGN...

Raised in Harlem during the crack era — where survival meant everything — Roger Bonds lived a life most people only hear about in stories. At just 19 years old, he caught a body… and made a decision that would change the course of his life forever. In this episode of Crime Pays , Roger sits down with Ash Cash and J. White to tell his story — unfiltered. From the Polo Grounds (“Vietnam”) to Rikers...

This week on Crime Pays, we sit down with Angela “Free” Wright — a woman whose journey from a structured upbringing to a 30-year federal sentence will leave you speechless. Raised in a two-parent household with a pastor as her father, Free was the least likely person to end up in prison… but she was sentenced to 30 years for conspiracy involving 154 kilos of cocaine. Living a double life as a scho...

At 24 years old, Ed Hennings was handed a charge that could have kept him behind the wall for decades. Most people would have folded. Instead, he made a decision: If he was going to do the time, the time was going to build him. In this episode of Crime Pays , Ed shares how he transformed prison into preparation — developing discipline, mental toughness, and a blueprint for ownership that would car...

He caught his first case at 15 years old . Gang life. Street wars. Federal time. A mindset built for survival — not success. Philos Cannada sits down with Ash Cash and Jay White for one of the rawest conversations of the year. This isn’t a highlight reel. This is the real story — how the streets grabbed him early, how prison hardened him, and how one mental shift changed everything. From doing 13...

First year of high school… he caught his first case. By 15, he was involved in shootings. By 18, he was on the run. And by 26, he had survived 13 years in the federal system. In this powerful Crime Pays episode, Sharif Robinson breaks down the real story — growing up in a Muslim household while the streets pulled harder, getting jumped by 40 people, surviving violent federal prisons, and how one s...

At 13 years old, Rico aged out of foster care and walked straight into survival mode. Years later, he tracked down his mother in Chicago looking for help — and instead heard words that changed his life forever: “This check already gone… unless you got drugs.” That moment didn’t just push him into the streets. It erased the idea of safety . From flooding Chicago with ecstasy pills… to getting set u...

They didn’t just lock her up — they tried to silence her story. Angela Stanton King went from giving birth chained to a hospital bed , mother gone, grandmother gone, partner gone… with a newborn taken from her arms — to sitting in the Oval Office , changing laws, freeing women, and saving babies across America. From prison jumpsuit → presidential advisor. From garbage bags & no support → bests...

They didn’t just underestimate him. They completely misread the strategy in his eyes. From selling weed in high school… to getting locked up as a teen… to being raised by the streets… Marquel Russell grew up thinking he was just a dope boy — not realizing he was actually a strategist in training. Today? He’s helped entrepreneurs generate over $1 BILLION in revenue … with the same mind the system s...

They didn’t just target him. They built an entire political machine to silence him. Sheriff Victor Hill — former homicide detective, top-voted Clayton County sheriff, bestselling author of Vigilante Sheriff — pulls up to Crime Pays for the rawest, uncut interview he’s done in over a decade. For the first time, he breaks down how the system framed him , how a misdemeanor magically became a felony,...

“They gave her 40 years. She served 2½. Now she’s changing lives every day.” In this raw and powerful episode, Miss Connie shares how she flipped her time into a purpose—founding Building Bridges Enterprises , a real-world program in Savannah that’s training returning citizens to become CDL drivers, CNAs, IT pros , and homeowners. She talks about cutting crime by 70 percent , fighting obesity, tea...

From 100 bricks to freedom. From college hoops to a 25-year federal sentence—then the judge says, “Conviction vacated.” In this powerful episode of Crime Pays , Ash Cash and Jay White sit down with Greg McNeal , aka The Billionaire from Chicago’s West Side, who built a multimillion-dollar empire in the streets while maintaining a 3.7 GPA and hooping in college. Greg opens up about the rise, the fa...

🎙️ They lock us up... but who’s cashing the checks? In the raw, unapologetic premiere of Crime Pays , Jay White and Ash Cash pull back the curtain on the billion-dollar business of mass incarceration. From the 1994 Crime Bill to the quiet corporate pipelines that profit off prison beds, they expose how America turned punishment into profit—and people into products. But this isn’t just about the sy...

He made his first million by 18. He ran trap houses across the country. He faced kidnappings, torture, and the death of his own daughter. But today, Keith Strickland consults for the White House on criminal justice reform and owns the very block he once sold drugs on. In this raw and powerful episode of Crime Pay$, Keith opens up about trauma, redemption, and divine purpose — from solitary confine...

This episode will wreck your assumptions. Wall Street Trapper grew up where survival meant violence — watching his mom get shot, living the hustle, and doing time. But in solitary, a single conversation flipped the script: markets, mindset, and millions — not murder. In this raw, unfiltered interview he walks us from the trap house to trading screens, the prison fights that made him cold, the ment...

What happens when loyalty turns into a life sentence? In this raw and unfiltered episode of Crime Pays with Ash Cash & Jay White, we sit down with Coach T Renee — a powerhouse business coach who went from building empires with the wrong man, to serving time in federal prison, to giving birth behind bars, and ultimately transforming her pain into purpose. She reveals: • How a toxic relationship...

“Prison made me richer than the streets.” In this explosive episode of Crime Pays with Ash Cash & Jason White , we sit down with Darrell Alston — a hustler turned CEO — who reveals how prison sharpened his mindset, built his discipline, and ultimately made him more successful than the game ever did. Darrell breaks down: The mentality that took him from street money to real wealth Lessons learn...

What happens when your first night in jail becomes the worst night of your life… and you’re protected by the same crew that could’ve taken down Shaq? In this raw and unfiltered episode of Crime Pays with Ash Cash & Jay White , we sit down with Robert “Red” Rushing — entrepreneur, trainer, husband of Toya Johnson, and author of Unfiltered: A Journey Through Life, Love, and Legacy . Red opens up...

From running away at 14 and stepping into the strip club, to scamming, prison time, and finally building a multi-million dollar empire — this is the raw, uncut story of Billionaire Barbie . On this episode of Crime Pays with Ash Cash & J. White , Barbie opens up about her journey: Growing up in Jacksonville and running away as a teen Stripping at 14 and the hustle that came with it Getting cau...

In this powerful episode of Crime Pays with Ash Cash & Jay White , we sit down with Santino “Wise Money” — a man who went from growing up in New Jersey’s toughest streets, to catching multiple charges, fighting a 22-year federal sentence, and ultimately beating the feds to win back his freedom. From childhood struggles in foster care, to becoming desensitized to the streets, to surviving state...

From Harlem’s streets to boardrooms and family legacy — this is the journey of Mendeecees Harris. In this raw and inspiring episode of Crime Pays with Ash Cash & Jay White , Mendeecees opens up about: Losing his father at a young age Navigating the hustle and the pitfalls of street life Lessons learned through incarceration His rise as a music mogul and real estate investor How shifting his mi...