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Prosecutors close their case in FBG Duck murder trial: ‘They brutally executed him ... when he was out shopping for his son’

The government’s case hinges on proving that O Block is a criminal enterprise that has been locked in a violent conflict with Duck’s Tookaville faction of the Gangster Disciples.

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After a trial lasting nearly 3 months, jury set to get case of brazen Gold Coast slaying of rapper FBG Duck

After a trial lasting nearly 3 months, jury set to get case of brazen Gold Coast slaying of rapper FBG Duck

Federal prosecutors have linked the rapper’s killing to a yearslong gang war between Duck’s Tookaville faction of the Gangster Disciples and the O Block set of the Black Disciples.

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Another call for mistrial in FBG Duck murder trial — this one sparked by YouTuber’s removal from courtroom

Another call for mistrial in FBG Duck murder trial — this one sparked by YouTuber’s removal from courtroom

A motion filed Tuesday claims Aleta “Mickey Truth” Williams was pulled out of court last week after she falsely claimed that another YouTuber had been paid to testify in the case.

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In a twist, prosecutors in FBG Duck murder trial intend to bring up criminal records of their own witnesses

The trial has grown into a spectacle that’s spilled out of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse and onto YouTube accounts and rap blogs that draw millions of viewers worldwide.

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Entertainment or evidence of a criminal enterprise? Drill rap takes center stage in FBG Duck murder trial

Jurors were shown videos released by rapper King Von, who allegedly placed a bounty on FBG Duck and was later gunned down in another shooting in Atlanta.

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Judge rejects push for a mistrial in case surrounding rapper FBG Duck’s slaying

Attorneys for the six men charged in FBG Duck’s brazen killing pushed to end the trial on Wednesday amid concerns over an FBI agent’s testimony about alleged witness retaliation.

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Rapper FBG Duck’s girlfriend recalls gunfight with his killers

Cashae Williams offered the trial’s first eyewitness account of the fatal shooting of FBG Duck in the heart of the Gold Coast in August 2020.

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In massive COVID-19 relief fraud, gangs used millions in PPP, other government aid on guns, drugs, feds say

In massive COVID-19 relief fraud, gangs used millions in PPP, other government aid on guns, drugs, feds say

In Chicago, the price of illegal guns soared during the pandemic, but gangs were able to pay for them with fraudulent PPP and other COVID-19 relief money, agents say.

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FBG Duck’s Gold Coast killing followed years-long gang war involving girl gang assassin, other rapper, feds say

FBG Duck’s Gold Coast killing followed years-long gang war involving girl gang assassin, other rapper, feds say

Gang assassin Gakirah Barnes and rival Chicago rapper King Von were key players in a feud that led to the daytime killing of FBG Duck as he shopped on Oak Street for his young son’s birthday, a new court filing says.

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Clusters of pandemic relief loans went to the same Chicago addresses, including homeless shelters, Sun-Times finds

Clusters of pandemic relief loans went to the same Chicago addresses, including homeless shelters, Sun-Times finds

One Paycheck Protection Program loan recipient who used a Salvation Army address said he was a farmer. A dozen others said they operated barber shops or beauty salons. Most got loans of about $20,000, the maximum based on a yearly income of at least $100,000.

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