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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.
Martell Wiley’s claim came during his second day of testimony at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where he sparred with defense attorneys who noted there was no evidence he had actually cooperated against Watts.
Martell Wiley, who runs the popular Trenches News YouTube channel, has always covered his face to discuss the often-violent intersection of Chicago’s gang and rap cultures — until his testimony Thursday in federal court.
The gangbanger-turned-informant told his handler last month that he believed O Block was responsible for his brother’s death. On the stand this week, he admitted that he lied.
Martell Wiley, who runs the popular Trenches News YouTube channel, was paid nearly $25,000 to cooperate with the government, an FBI agent testified Monday.
Attorneys for the six men charged in FBG Duck’s brazen killing moved to end the trial Wednesday amid concerns over an FBI agent’s testimony about alleged witness retaliation.
‘Devastating blow to the Gangster Disciples’: Life sentences for 4 leaders, 32-year term for another
Frank Smith, 50, of Naperville, got a life sentence Thursday.
The charges against the four men known as the “Chapitos,” are part of a Justice Department campaign against what Attorney General Merrick Garland called “the largest, most violent and most prolific fentanyl trafficking operation in the world.” They even fed people to tigers, authorities say.
Nicholas Samudio was taken into custody when he fled from a stolen Chrysler 300 that law enforcement officials tried to stop hours after the second deadly shooting on Feb. 26.
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