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Chicago rapper Lil Durk has pleaded not guilty following his indictment by a grand jury on felony charges in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot that targeted rapper Quando Rondo , which could leave Lil Durk facing life in prison if he’s convicted. Lil Durk , 32, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, pleaded not guilty to all charges and is scheduled to appear in court for trial on Jan. 7, according to Los Angeles federal court records.
Last week, Lil Durk was added as the lead defendant in an indictment that already charged five co-defendants in connection with the alleged murder-for-hire plot, who prosecutors allege have ties to Lil Durk’s Only The Family rap collective. The court says if the Lil Durk and co-defendants are convicted, they could face “a statutory maximum sentence of life in federal prison.”
An affidavit filed in federal court, based on testimony by FBI agent Sarah Corcoran, states Lil Durk had placed a bounty on Quando Rondo’s life, citing unnamed witnesses, and that flight tickets purchased to carry out the murder-for-hire were made with credit cards linked to Lil Durk and Only The Family.
The alleged murder-for-hire plot was hatched as retaliation for the 2020 murder of Lil Durk’s colleague and friend, rapper King Von, according to the affidavit.and the affidavit, which states he had three flights booked to Italy, Switzerland and Dubai, but did not board any of them.Lil Durk is expected to be arraigned in Los Angeles federal court “in the coming weeks,” the court said in aAccording to an indictment filed in the U.S.
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