Though it officially began several months ago, little headway has been made in regards to the YSL RICO trial. Some of the defendants, including Gunna, previously accepted plea deals allowing them to return to freedom. Others, like Young Thug, remain behind bars. Just last month, the "Day Before" artist filed for his fourth attempt at bond. The first three had already been rejected before proceedings even began. Thugger's fans have been expressing their sympathy for the embattled artist and his situation. However, it seems the public defenders working on the YSL case are the ones who could really use some support.
Attorney Justin Hill spoke candidly about the low wages he's received for his work with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He reportedly signed on to the case for little more than $7K. Now, he's looking at bringing home $15K when all is said and done. Despite the fact that his income has more than doubled, the lawyer believes he could make more from working at a fast food joint, seeing as the YSL trial may potentially take years to complete.
YSL Attorneys Consider Working at Chick-fil-A or on OnlyFans
"For at least a year’s worth of full-time work, that’s essentially less than minimum wage," he vented to the outlet. "To be honest, I could make more money working at Chick-fil-A as a cashier," Hill added. Still, he has no plans to walk away from Young Thug and the other YSL defendants. "I don’t think any of us want to come off this case. We just need to be adequately compensated," he reasonably explained. Elsewhere, another attorney named Angela D'Williams spoke with WSB-TV about her situation, which has her contemplating turning to selling adult content.
"This case is slated to last for about a year, and if you were to do the math, it would be six dollars an hour," she explained. "I can’t take any new cases, I can’t close any cases. I need something to survive off of. We were under the impression that GPDC was advocating for us, and once they put those walls up, I’m thinking I need to start an OnlyFans." Williams apparently submitted. request for additional funds in March, and later heard back from the director cancelling their meeting. As Bossip notes, a spokesperson for the Georgia Public Defender Council told WSB-TV that they're currently "working to find [more money]" for lawyers being impacted. Check out our deep dive into the wildest moments from the YSL RICO trial so far here, and tap back in later for more hip-hop news updates.