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Tekashi 6ix9ine Leaves Prison with 'Spongebob' Doll Allegedly Signed by Nicolás Maduro

The rapper completed a three-month sentence for probation violations tied to his federal racketeering and firearms plea deal.

  • On Friday, April 3, rapper Daniel Hernandez, known as Tekashi, completed his three-month jail sentence at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn for probation violations.
  • Hernandez was ordered to serve this sentence due to probation violations following his plea deal in a federal racketeering and firearms case.
  • The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn recently held other notable inmates including music mogul Diddy, singer R Kelly, convicted socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, and fellow inmate Luigi Mangione.
  • Exiting the facility, Hernandez claimed he interacted with fellow inmate Maduro, carrying a SpongeBob doll allegedly signed by the politician upon release.
  • This incarceration marks the second time Hernandez has been ordered back to prison, following previous domestic violence charges he faced in the Dominican Republic last year.
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Tekashi 6ix9ine leaves prison with 'SpongeBob' doll allegedly signed by former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro

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6ix9ine (29) can finally breathe again after his time in the federal prison. The rapper was released from the MDC Brooklyn after sitting behind bars for several violations of his probation requirements. However, freedom has clear limits, as his long-time lawyer Lance Lazzaro now explains to TMZ: No drugs, no weapons, no contact to convicted criminals – otherwise it goes straight back to prison. The conditions apply immediately within the framewo…

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El Tiempo broke the news in on Monday, April 6, 2026.
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