Lil Durk and his legal team have hit out at the FBI’s use of an informant in his murder-for-hire case, who they claim is “unreliable”.
Durk claims that he should be released from jail ahead of his trial as the prosecution have been heavily reliant on one FBI informant who has allegedly been feeding false information to the authorities.
The Chicago drill star’s attorney, Drew Findling, stated: “The government repeatedly cites to allegations from a federal case out of Illinois where Mr. Banks has never been charged and never will be charged, despite the passage of over three years since the underlying incident.
“The government’s own exhibit reveals that the allegations pertaining to Mr. Banks are based primarily on information from a cooperating human source, ‘CHS 1,’ described in the affidavit as a paid FBI informant and former gang member with a criminal history.”
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The attorney also claims that the government have failed to prove that Durk is a flight risk or a danger to the public if he is released on bail.
Durk has offered up a bail package of $4.5 including $3 million in personal cash.
He has also offered to essentially place himself under house arrest and hire 24/7 security to monitor his whereabouts.
Prosecutors hit back by saying that the amount was not enough and that the rapper has used his vast wealth to encourage violence.
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The court is yet to rule on Durk’s request for bond.
Durk is accused of ordering six men to kill Quando Rondo as revenge for the killing of King Von with the incident leading to the murder of Rondo’s cousin.
Durk previously scored a win ahead of his trial when the judge ruled that prosecutors could not use his song lyrics as evidence.
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A key part of the prosecution’s case and in obtaining the rapper’s arrest in the first place was Durk’s lyrics, specifically from the song “Wonderful Wayne & Jackie Boy”.
Prosecutors claimed that the song’s lyrics detailed the attack on Quando Rondo in 2022 that led to the murder of his cousin.
However, the rapper’s legal team successfully argued that the song was written and released several months before the deadly attack on Rondo took place.
