Lil Wayne Mentioned As Victim In Indictment Against Young Thug And Others Who Allegedly Violated RICO Act
(ATLANTA, GA) Exclusive News: Authorities apprehended and indicted Atlanta rapper Young Thug at his home on charges of gang involvement and conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act on Monday, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, is accused of co-founding a criminal street gang named Young Slime Life in Atlanta in 2012 that has an affiliation with the national Bloods gang. The indictment alleges that the YSL gang has involvement in murder, attempted murder, witness intimidation, drug dealing, carjacking, robbery and theft, The New York Times reports.
Williams and Carter formerly had a well-documented professional disagreement. Still, the two men eventually buried the hatchet and were recently spotted recording together in the studio in early April Accounting to reports. After Young Thug was taken into custody, his lawyer, Brian Steel, said that the rapper had “committed no crime whatsoever and we will fight to my last drop of blood to clear him,” The Guardian reports.
