Kim Osorio Pleads Guilty To Lying To The Feds In Fraud Investigation

Source: Johnny Nunez / GettyLast Thursday (Sept. 17), Kim Osorio, the former editor in cheif of the influential Hip-Hop magazine The Source, pleaded guilty to giving false information regarding hiding the phone of Rashad Ruhani. Mr. Ruhani was convicted of helping the founder of the Queens Defenders, Lori Zeno, embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars from the organization.Osorio and Ruhani had been romantically involved since April 2025, according to prosecutors. The couple was traveling from Los Angeles to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City in June, while Ruhani was under federal investigation. Upon landing, agents sought to seize Ruhani’s phone.Prosecutors contended that Osorio helped Ruhani hide his phone, pointing to searches on her phone she made during the flight which included “wire fraud” and federal fund misappropriation.” They sat next to each other on the flight, but went their separate ways as they landed. When confronted by the agents, Osorio denied traveling with anyone else.The 52-year-old Osorio, who has recently worked in reality television and documentaries, began her career at The Source in 1998 as a freelance writer, rising up to take the helm as the mag...