Prosecutors recommend lighter sentence for 6ix9ine

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman has today submitted a letter to the judge overseeing Tekashi 6ix9ine’s federal racketeering and firearms case recommending that the beleaguered rapper’s sentence — which, as it stands, should be a minimum of 47 years in prison — be reduced, in large part due to his cooperation with authorities in giving testimony against other members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.

As reported by Pitchfork, Berman writes in his letter that 6ix9ine “provided the Government with critical insight into the structure and organization of Nine Trey … in the face of threats of safety to him and his family.” Berman also notes that he helped authorities “identif[y] the gang’s key players,” and helped them in their pursuit of “timely convictions for all defendants.” Read Pitchfork’s full report here, and a timeline of 6ix9ine's legal troubles here.