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The district attorney is issuing a message to Atlanta rapper Young Thug — and others — after he was charged with racketeering.The charge stems from what prosecutors allege occurred through the culmination of a street gang they say he founded, and is believed to be responsible for a string of multiple murders and shootings over roughly a decade. The "Guwop" emcee, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, 30, is one of 28 people indicted in Georgia's Fulton County on racketeering charges in an indictment spanning 88 pages.

Rapper Young Thug has been arrested after being accused of participating in criminal street gang activity.The hip-hop artist, real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was one of 28 people charged, as part of an investigation into "Young Slime Life" (YSL), an alleged street gang.Others arrested were charged with violent crimes include murder, assault with a deadly weapon and attempted robbery, Sky News reports.Young Thug, who won a songwriting Grammy for Childish Gambino's hit This Is America in 2019, is alleged to be one of three founding members of YSL, and to have illegally obtained money and property through racketeering.The group, which is believed to have formed in 2012, allegedly claims affiliation with the national Bloods gang, whose members have previously been convicted of various criminal activity including murder.The artist is charged with two counts - conspiracy to violate the state of Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations (RICO) Act, and participating in criminal street gang activity.It's alleged he committed the crimes on or between 12, May 2018 and 8, May 2022.Young Thug's lawyer, Brian Steel, said he is innocent and will be cleared of any wrongdoing,"Mr Williams has committed no violation of law, whatsoever," he said."We will fight this case ethically, legally and zealously. Mr Williams will be cleared."According to Fulton County Jail records, the rapper was booked into jail on Monday and his release date has not been revealed.Among Young Thug best known albums are Punk, which debuted at number one in the US when it was released last year.The Atlanta native has starred in two Fast and Furious movie films.

Young Thug has been arrested.

William Earl Atlanta rappers Young Thug and Gunna have both been named as part of a sprawling indictment in Fulton County, Atlanta, alleging criminal activities in and their affiliation with the gang Young Slime Life, according to indictments obtained by Variety. The news was first reported by journalist Michael Seiden at metro Atlanta news network WSB-TV.Young Thug has already been arrested on charges of gang activity and conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

Young Thug has been taken into custody following a massive sting, involving charges of racketeering and gang activity. ET has confirmed that Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, was booked into Fulton County jail Monday on charges of conspiracy to violate the racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act (RICO), which police say occurred in January 2013, and alleged participation in criminal street gang activity, which police say occurred in May of 2018.As of right now he has not been released from jail.According to WSBTV WSBTV reporter Michael Seiden, Williams is being accused of renting a rental car that was used in the murder of a rival gang member, Donovan Thomas Jr., back in 2015.

Young Thug a.k.a. Jeffery Lamar Williams has been arrested and charged with racketeering. The Atlanta rapper was taken into custody on Monday and is currently being held in jail in Fulton County, records show.

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R. Kelly has filed a motion to be acquitted on – or at least be granted a new trial for – his September 2021 conviction for racketeering, sexual exploitation of a child and kidnapping.According to documents sighted by Rolling Stone, Kelly and his lawyer, Jennifer Bonjean, allege that the R&B singer (real name Robert Sylvester Kelly) was denied his Sixth Amendment rights (which state that all criminal defendants are entitled to “a speedy and public trial” by “an impartial jury”).It’s claimed that Kelly was denied his right to effective assistance of counsel in examining potential jurors, and that his assigned counsel neglected to challenge unqualified jurors.

R. Kelly has been found guilty of federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges by the Eastern District of New York, according to the New York Times.

sexual exploitation of a child and sex trafficking, and eight additional counts of sex trafficking in acts that were in direct violation of the Mann Act.  Throughout the course of the five-week trial, the prosecution presented evidence and testimony from 45 witnesses that depicted the R&B singer/songwriter as a predator that used his money, status, and network to access and coerce underaged young women and men into sexual acts and ongoing sexual relationships.

R. Kelly has been found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking by a federal jury in Brooklyn, New York today (September 27).The R&B singer (real name Robert Sylvester Kelly) was standing trial for racketeering, bribery and violating the Mann Act, which criminalises the transportation of any woman or girl across state lines for “immoral” purposes, such as illegal sexual activity.

R. Kelly was found guilty of sexual abuse and sex trafficking on Monday, September 27, and could face life in prison following his sentencing trial.

A decision has been made in the Brooklyn trial of R. Kelly.

R. Kelly was convicted by a federal jury on Monday of racketeering in his sex trafficking trial, where prosecutors accused the R&B singer of exploiting his stardom over a quarter-century to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex.

R. Kelly has been found guilty on all nine counts in his racketeering and sex trafficking case.The jury announced its decision on Monday.  The US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York confirmed the conviction on Twitter.

women and children. A jury of seven men and five women found Kelly guilty of racketeering on their second day of deliberations.

R. Kelly was found guilty of leading a decades-long scheme to recruit women and underage girls for sex in New York on Monday, with the jury declaring him guilty of all all nine counts of the racketeering and sex-trafficking charges against him, according to the New York Times.The jury, consisting of seven men and five women, convicted Kelly of racketeering and eight violations of an anti-sex trafficking law after nine hours of deliberations in federal court in Brooklyn, after beginning its deliberations Friday afternoon.

allegedly abused 22 victims, however, the charges laid out in the indictment centered around six alleged victims.CNN reports that during closing arguments, assistant US attorney Elizabeth Geddes said Kelly masterminded a scheme to ‘target, groom and exploit girls, boys and women.’The anonymous jury of seven men and five women deliberated for about nine hours across two days before reaching their unanimous verdict.The musician denied all charges as prosecutors showed jurors how Kelly used a network of friends and employees to transport his victims across state lines, control their actions and facilitate the sexual abuse.Outside the courtroom, Kelly’s lawyer, Deveraux Cannick, told reporters his team was ‘disappointed with the verdict’ and

Singer R. Kelly has been found guilty on all nine counts in his sex trafficking and racketeering trial in Brooklyn.

Orlando Police and federal authorities have identified 9lokkNine and Hotboii, two fast-rising Orlando rappers and rival gang members, as two of 34 suspects facing federal charges in an ongoing RICO investigation. The Orange County Sheriff's Office discussed "Operation X-Force," which targeted the local crime organizations Army Gang and 438 Gang, on Friday in a press conference.

Atlanta rapper YFN Lucci is one of 12 individuals facing racketeering charges in Atlanta, according to a report from local news station WSB-TV. The new charge is not related to the felony murder charges filed against Lucci in December.