MoneySign Suede (Jaime Brugada Valdez)
MoneySign Suede (Jaime Brugada Valdez) was a 22-year-old rapper who signed with Atlantic Records in 2021 and released the album Parkside Baby the previous September. He was held at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, Monterey County, California, where he was found stabbed in a shower area on April 25, 2023. He died at a prison medical facility. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says it is treating the death as a homicide but has not described his injuries. His attorney, Nicholas Rosenberg, says he was stabbed in the neck.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The corrections department says he was stabbed in a shower area and is treating the death as a homicide, and his attorney Nicholas Rosenberg says he was stabbed in the neck.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); attorney Nicholas Rosenberg (family or their lawyers).