The singer could be sentenced to decades in prison and is still facing more federal charges in Chicago, plus local charges in Minnesota and Illinois.

R. Kelly has been found guilty of racketeering by a federal jury in Brooklyn today, according to Chicago Tribune court reporter Jason Meisner and The New York Times. He was also found guilty of eight violations of the Mann Act, involving the transportation of a victim across state lines for criminal sexual activity, according to Meisner. The singer is facing decades in prison and will be sentenced on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, Meisner reports.

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