Tonesa Lynett Welch

Tonesa Lynett Welch, is a former member of the Black Mafia Family, an Executive Producer, a motivational speaker, and founder of the Sylentheart Organization. Welch served as a founding member and key advisor to the drug trafficking and money laundering organization since the early 2000s.

Personal Life

Welch is born and raised in Detroit, MI, and is a mother of three boys. Welch is the longtime girlfriend to BMF co-founder, Southwest T, the younger brother to Big Meech. The two have no children together, but currently reside in California. Welch was raised with three brothers by her mother and step-father. In 1992, prior to meeting Southwest T, Welch married her oldest son’s father, but the two divorced 8 years later. Welch graduated from Cooley High School in Detroit, MI. Directly after high school, Welch studied Business Administration at Wayne County Community College in Detroit for 2 years. In the early 90s, Welch found the "street life" and getting fast money to be more intriguing, so Welch started selling drugs to furnish the lavish lifestyle she desired.

Criminal History

In 2005, Welch was indicted for drug trafficking and laundering money connected to the BMF organization. Welch served 57 months for the charges in two federal prisons, both in California. Welch returned home to Los Angeles, California in December of 2012. She was on probation for 3 years and completed her probation in early 2016.

Professional Career

Since returning home from prison, Welch is an advocate for children with incarcerated parents through her organization Sylentheart. Welch is a member of the American Association of Women from Domestic Violence, where she volunteers her time uplifting and supporting women of domestic abuse. Welch is the Executive Producer for the television series Notorious Queens on WEtv and a producer for the BET+ series American Gangster: Trap Queens, for the episode: FirstladyofBMF. She has been featured on the BET+ series: How I blew 500 million dollars. Welch is also a brand influencer and account manager for Concreates, a Public Relations firm for formerly incarcerated individuals, and she is an activist for prison reform.

References

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