Tekashi 6ix9ine implicates himself in robberies and shootings after cops find evidence in confiscated cell phones and surveillance cameras

The Brooklyn native, whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez, was arrested in November in connection with accusations of racketeering that is connected to drugs, shootings, and armed robberies
UPDATED DEC 9, 2018

Federal prosecutors have said that they have more than a dozen pictures and videos that prove the 'Dummy Boy' rapper, Tekashi 6ix9ine, and his entourage were involved in multiple crimes that included robbery and shooting. The Brooklyn native, whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez, was arrested in November in connection with accusations of racketeering that is connected to drugs, shootings, and armed robberies. If convicted, he faces life behind bars for allegedly running a trafficking operation.

According to NPR, Tekashi 6ix9ine was indicted in a federal court in Manhattan where the prosecutors on the case alleged that he was once a part of the gang known as the Nine Trey Gangstas Bloods. Prosecutors now claim that they even have video proof that the 22-year-old rapper was involved in some of the crimes.

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