6ix9ine Sentenced to Two Years in Prison & Five Years Supervised Release
While some expected him to be released this week, 6ix9ine has officially been sentenced to two years in prison, with five years of supervised release. The 23-year-old rapper appeared in Manhattan’s Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse earlier today, December 18, to hear the sentencing stemming from a federal racketeering case.
Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press reports that 6ix9ine has also been given 300 hours of community service, and he will have to pay a fine of $35,000 as well. To date, 6ix9ine has served 13 months of his 24-month sentence, meaning he will likely be released in 2020.
Judge Engelmayer: Mr Hernandez, please rise. It is the judgment of the court you are to serve a term of 24 months in prison, with five years of supervised release.
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) December 18, 2019
Judge Engelmayer: I impose 300 hours of community service when you get out, and a fine of $35,000. Mr Hernandez, the worst part is over. There is a great deal to be admired about you. You're learned a hard lesson here. I wish you very very well. We are adjourned.
— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) December 18, 2019
6ix9ine’s counsel propositioned for a more lenient sentence due to the rapper’s assistance in the conviction of the Nine Trey Gangsta Blood members, a gang he was once a part of. It’s also been reported that 6ix9ine himself wrote the judge a letter requesting leniency. He began giving the authorities intel on the Nine Trey gang in 2018 after finding out he could be facing a minimum of 47 years in prison.
Head here for a timeline of 6ix9ine’s legal drama.
