Rapper YFN Lucci Among A Dozen Named In Racketeering Indictment Related To Gang Activity
According to WSBTV, YFN Lucci is among a dozen suspects indicted in a 75-page, 105 count racketeering indictment focused on factions within the Bloods street gang.
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told Channel 2 that “This indictment is unprecedented. Period. In Georgia. There’s been a huge spike in violent crime,” Willis said. “I made a commitment to bring the best and the brightest minds here, many of which you see sitting here right now so that we could deal with this issue of this violent crime.”
Meanwhile, Lucci’s lawyer, Drew Findling, told the news site that his client is not guilty of all charges and made it very clear that the rapper is “not a gang member. What he is is an internationally recognized musical artist that is a triple platinum winner, that has performed all over the United States and all over the world.”
However, Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant says: “I think that it sends a significant message, a profound message that regardless of your status that the City of Atlanta and Fulton County in partnership is coming after you if you violate the crimes in our county, in our city.”
Lucci, whose real name is Rayshawn Bennett, faces an unrelated murder charge and is currently out on bond. According to Complex, the 29-year-old is now required to turn himself in due to the new charges, which fall under the Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.