Tekashi 6ix9ine Testifies In opposition to Fellow Gang Members in Lengthy-Awaited Court docket Look

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Bear in mind the outdated saying, “snitches get stitches”? Effectively, these days they only get shorter jail sentences.

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is working with federal prosecutors as a part of a “cooperation settlement,” which asks him to testify towards members of the 9 Trey Gangsta Bloods. If his efforts show profitable, prosecutors will work to get him a extra lenient sentence. In February, the artist plead responsible to 9 costs and faces 47 years in jail.

And that is how the 23-year-old discovered himself on the witness stand on Tuesday morning. Wearing a jail uniform, the star, whose actual title is Daniel Hernandez, detailed the interior workings of the gang and revealed how he profited from being a member of the group. 

Furthermore, he basically translated the gang lingo into phrases that prosecutors and each day folks would perceive. For instance, in line with the New York Each day Information, he defined, “Blicky is one other phrase for a gun. ‘Billy’ is 9 Trey. ‘Hoover’ is its personal set [of the gang].”

However the a part of his testimony that individuals are most fascinated by is how the star used his fellow gangsters to realize credibility within the rap group.

He instructed prosecutors that they helped with “my movies, music, their safety.” 

A number of the 9 Trey sport members had been featured within the music video for “Gummo,” which he stated was a promoting level for his music. “The gang picture. Advertise. That is what folks like. It was a formulation, a blueprint, I discovered that labored,” Tekashi stated.

Months after the music video was made, he stated he grew to become an official member of the group. His supervisor, Kifano “Shotti” Jordan, was additionally a member of the Bloods and defined that as a member out on the streets, he was chargeable for taking good care of any members that is perhaps behind bars. That signifies that a few of his income paid for a few of the gangs alleged crimes, like “shootings, robberies, assaults, medicine,” in line with the Each day Information.

If his testimony is useful then Anthony “Harv” Ellison and Aljermiah “Nuke” Mack shall be discovered responsible. Ellison at present stands accused of kidnapping and robbing Tekashi, whereas Mack is charged with drug dealing. 

In the meantime, Tekashi awaits sentencing on the costs of racketeering and firearms costs.

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