Brooklyn-based rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine struck a plea deal in his criminal case, agreeing to cooperate with federal investigators and admitting he paid someone to shoot a rival rapper “to scare him,” according to court documents released Friday.
Before Tekashi, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, agreed to cooperate, he faced up to life in prison for his alleged crimes. As part of his agreement, Tekashi pleaded guilty on Jan. 23 to nine charges including racketeering conspiracy, firearms offenses, and violent crimes in aid of racketeering.
“In the fall of 2017, I met and joined the Nine Trey Blood Gang,” Tekashi, 22, told Manhattan U.S. District Judge Paul Englemayer, according to a transcript of the court proceedings obtained by The Daily Beast. “As a member of Nine Trey, the enterprise engaged in such activities including shooting at people, robbing people, and at times drug trafficking.”
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