Young Thug Charged With Eight Out Of 65 Charges In YSL RICO Trial

Young Thug faces eight out of the 65 total charges against the alleged YSL gang in their RICO trial. The charges against Young Thug, aka Jeffrey Williams, were confirmed during the jury selection for the case, which began yesterday (Jan. 4). Prosecutors alleged that the Young Slime Life collective was a street gang involved in criminal activity, which prompted the 65-count indictment to be handed down in May last year. Thug’s eight charges include conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, two counts of participation in criminal street gang activity, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of codeine with intent to distribute, possession of cocaine, possession of a firearm and possession of a machine gun. Thug was one of 28 defendants when the case began, but that number has withered away to just 14 defendants after his other co-defendants, including Gunna, took plea deals to be released from custody. Gunna was released last month after pleading guilty to one count of racketeering. 

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