Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act — known as RICO . Prosecutors accused the rapper of leading a criminal street gang that committed murder and a slew of violent crimes in Atlanta dating back a decade . Williams has denied that he was the head of a criminal enterprise . They argued YSL — the acronym for the artist ’ s label , Young Stoner Life Records — also stands for Young Slime Life , an Atlantabased criminal street gang affiliated with the national Bloods gang . Prosecutors sought to prove Young Thug was the proclaimed leader of the YSL gang and was involved in crimes its members committed , including the 2015 fatal shooting of an alleged rival gang member . Young Thug had allegedly rented a car that was used by YSL members in the killing , prosecutors said . Several other defendants charged in the case , including rapper Gunna , took plea deals or had their cases severed from the trial . Young Thug had been one of six defendants on trial together . The rapper had been in jail since his May 2022 arrest . Williams pleaded guilty to six charges – one count of participation in criminal street gang activity , three counts of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act , one count of firearm possession during commission of a felony and one count of possession of a machine gun . The two no-contest pleas meant he could still be sentenced for the charges as though a guilty plea had been entered though he did not contest the charges .
Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act — known as RICO . Prosecutors accused the rapper of leading a criminal street gang that committed murder and a slew of violent crimes in Atlanta dating back a decade . Williams has denied that he was the head of a criminal enterprise . They argued YSL — the acronym for the artist ’ s label , Young Stoner Life Records — also stands for Young Slime Life , an Atlantabased criminal street gang affiliated with the national Bloods gang . Prosecutors sought to prove Young Thug was the proclaimed leader of the YSL gang and was involved in crimes its members committed , including the 2015 fatal shooting of an alleged rival gang member . Young Thug had allegedly rented a car that was used by YSL members in the killing , prosecutors said . Several other defendants charged in the case , including rapper Gunna , took plea deals or had their cases severed from the trial . Young Thug had been one of six defendants on trial together . The rapper had been in jail since his May 2022 arrest . Williams pleaded guilty to six charges – one count of participation in criminal street gang activity , three counts of violating the Georgia Controlled Substances Act , one count of firearm possession during commission of a felony and one count of possession of a machine gun . The two no-contest pleas meant he could still be sentenced for the charges as though a guilty plea had been entered though he did not contest the charges .
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