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The 22-year-old rapper (né Daniel Hernandez),took a plea dealon Jan. 23 regarding his involvement with the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, according to Page Six. The outlet reported that the plea agreement was initially sealed to enable prosecutors to arrest additional members of the New York City gang.
He went on to admit to robbing a rival at gunpoint with other gang members in April 2018, to helping attempt to kill another rival in March 2018, and to selling a kilo of heroin in 2017, theNew York Post‘s Page Six reported.
The outlet reported that Tekashi pled guilty to further federal felonies including racketeering conspiracy, firearms charges, narcotics trafficking, and violent crimes in aid of racketeering. He waspreviously indicted for six felony chargesin November 2018.
His charges carry a minimum sentence of 47 years in prison, with amaximum sentence of life in prison, according toThe New York Times. However, TMZ noted that because Tekashi is cooperating with authorities he will likely receive a more lenient sentence.
The rapper’s attorney, Dawn Florio, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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On Thursday, the day before Tekashi’s court records were unsealed, three additional men were implicated in the attempted shooting of Chief Keef, according to Page Six. The case is scheduled to go to court in September.
Tekashi is currently set to be sentenced in January 2020, the outlet reported.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has labeled the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods “aviolent New York City gang.”
Tekashi was previouslysentenced to four years probation and 1,000 hours of community servicein October 2018 for a prior arrest over his involvement in a child sex case.
source: people.com
