After seven weeks at trial Bad Boy Entertainment CEO, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, has been found not guilty on four counts and of RICO and human trafficking and guilty on one count of transportation to engage in prostitootion...
From The Wrap
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been found not guilty for racketeering conspiracy and six trafficking by a New York jury. He was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution.
The verdict comes after a seven-week trial where 34 witnesses gave testimony in regards to the rapper’s five federal counts of racketeering conspiracy, six trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs had pled not guilty to all of the charges against him.
Count 1 (racketeering) carried the heaviest penalty, with a maximum sentence of life in prison. Counts 2 and 4 (sex trafficking) had a minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum of life in prison, while Counts 3 and 5 (transportation to engage in prostitution) each carried a maximum sentence of 10 years.
The verdict also comes after just two days of deliberations. The jury told Judge Arun Subramanian late Tuesday afternoon that they had come to a conclusion on four of the five charges, but couldn’t agree on racketeering due to “unpersuadable opinions” on both sides.
