Lil Durk‘s attempt to flee the U.S. backfired! The rapper thought he could escape the Feds by skipping town on a private jet to Italy after his associates were arrested in Chicago, but he made one big mistake – trusting Apple with his iCloud account.
Yes, you heard it right. Apple gave the Feds access to his iCloud, and let’s just say things didn’t turn out so well for him. And it’s safe to say that Lil Durk should have been a little more careful with his digital footprint.
Banks’ associates were arrested in Chicago early Thursday morning and a series of search warrants were conducted. At the time, Banks was in Ft. Lauderdale, where he subsequently booked international travel on separate flights to Dubai and Switzerland — but he didn’t get on either plane, according to the criminal complaint.
Instead, the complaint alleged, the FBI learned at about 6:40 p.m. Florida time that Banks had been booked on a private jet to Italy that was scheduled to depart at 9 p.m.
Law enforcement arrested Banks about an hour before the flight “in the vicinity of the departing airport,” according to the complaint.
Banks was held in the Broward County Jail until Friday morning, when he was transferred to the custody of U.S. marshals, according to a county representative.
He had his initial appearance Friday afternoon before a magistrate judge in U.S. District Court in Miami. He waived an identity hearing and agreed to remain in custody for transport by the U.S. marshals office to LA, where he will be arraigned at a later date, according to the U.S. attorney’s office there.
The lawyer who appeared on Banks’ behalf did not immediately return calls seeking comment. Banks’ Chicago-based attorney, Jonathan Brayman, had no immediate comment.
In Banks’ charging documents, federal investigators also said “witnesses and/or their family members have already received threats and/or have been contacted in what appear to be attempts to influence their participation in this investigation.”
So, what’s the lesson here, folks? If you’re planning on doing something shady, maybe don’t rely on your iCloud account to keep your secrets safe. It’s not foolproof, and as Lil Durk found out the hard way, it can come back to bite you.
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