Prosecutors say one man posed as a delivery driver before armed intruders held a victim captive and demanded access to cryptocurrency accounts
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- Rapper Lil Zay Osama, whose real name is Isaiah Dukes, is among six men charged in a federal home invasion case in Winnetka, Ill.
- Prosecutors allege one man posed as a delivery driver before intruders forced entry at gunpoint and held a victim captive while demanding access to valuables and cryptocurrency
- A seventh suspect has been arrested, with charges pending, authorities said
Chicago rapper Lil Zay Osama is among six men charged after a man answering the door to what he thought was a food delivery was met by armed intruders who forced their way inside during a violent home invasion in Winnetka, Ill., prosecutors say.
Prosecutors say the 28-year-old rapper, whose real name is Isaiah Dukes, and five others were charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and kidnapping following the March incident, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois.
The home invasion occurred the afternoon of March 8, 2026, when Dashun Brown, 24, allegedly posed as a food delivery driver to get someone inside the residence to open the front door, according to an indictment cited in the release…