2 men have been convicted in a racketeering case featuring the testimony of rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine.
NEW YORK — Two men were convicted Thursday in a racketeering case featuring the testimony of Tekashi 6ix9ine, the rapper
to charges accusing him of joining the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, a violent street gang founded on Rikers Island. As part of a plea deal, he agreed to take the stand as a key government witness against two-high ranking members at a trial in federal court in Manhattan. Last year, Tekashi 6ix9ine had a multiplatinum hit song,"Fefe," with Nicki Minaj, which peaked at No. 3 on the pop charts, and"Stoopid," featuring imprisoned rapper Bobby Shmurda.
The witness testified that after having a dispute with defendant Anthony Ellison, the defendant and another man forced him into a stolen car at gunpoint. He said the men drove him around, stopping at various points to beat and taunt him as he begged for his life.
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