Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty to 9 Federal Crime Charges

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Counts for Daniel Hernandez—who is cooperating with authorities—include racketeering conspiracy, firearms offenses, narcotics trafficking, and more…

Tekashi 6ix9ine (born: Daniel Hernandez) has pled guilty to nine counts in a federal crime case, WNBC reports and Pitchfork can confirm via court documents. Court records show that 6ix9ine entered his guilty plea on January 23. The counts include racketeering conspiracy, multiple firearms offenses, narcotics trafficking, and more. Pitchfork has contacted attorneys for 6ix9ine.

Previously, Hernandez pled not guilty to all charges back in November 28. According to court records, Hernandez is scheduled to be sentenced by January 24, 2020. The New York Times reports that Hernandez is “cooperating with federal prosecutors.”

6ix9ine was arrested in New York City on November 2018 on federal crime charges. The rapper’s former manager Shottie, real name Kifano Jordan, and their associates Jensel Butler (aka Ish), Faheem Walter (aka Crippy), Fuguan Lovick (aka Fu Banga), and Jamel Jones (aka Mel Murda), were arrested on the same charges.

According to the indictment, viewed by Pitchfork, Hernandez and the other defendants “participated in the operation and management of” the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods. The indictment accused the gang members of murder, robbery, assault, the sale of drugs, and more. Two of the charges that Hernandez faced have a maximum penalty of life in prison.

Learn more about 6ix9ine’s legal history in “Untangling Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Legal Cases, Which Could Soon Land Him to Prison.”