Tekashi 6ix9ine to Be Sentenced in Gang Case, Expected to Be Put in Witness Protection

Tekashi 6ix9ine, the Brooklyn rap star who became a government witness, is expected to be sentenced Wednesday for his involvement with a violent New York street gang. The 23-year-old musician, whose legal name is Daniel Hernandez, expected to get leniency because he testified against the gang. Attorneys for Tekashi had asked Judge Paul Engelmayer to sentence him on an “expedited...