Hip-hop superstar and alleged sex offender Sean “Diddy” Combs isn’t just reportedly sharing a prison unit with crypto criminal Sam Bankman-Fried—he’s also now using the FTX founder’s lawyer.
Court filings show that the disgraced musician and producer—who was arrested last month and hit with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges—has hired one of Bankman-Fried’s lawyers, Alexandra Shapiro.
The documents filed Monday show that Combs is trying to appeal his current imprisonment, after a judge last month denied a $50 million bail proposal and jailed him until his trial starts.
Diddy Goes From 'Freak-Offs' to Sharing Jail Unit With Sam Bankman-Fried: NBC
Disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is reportedly sharing space in jail with crypto crook Sam Bankman-Fried. A Tuesday report by NBC, citing three sources familiar with the matter, said that the two are sharing the same "barrack-style" living space in a unit designed for approximately 18-20 inmates. Combs and Bankman-Fried are currently both being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York City. SBF Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison—How Many Will He Actually Serve? Fe...
Shapiro, a partner at Shapiro Arato Bach, recently argued in an appeal that Bankman-Fried should have his 25-year sentence overturned due to being "presumed guilty"
NBC and The New York Times last month reported that Combs was sharing a prison unit with Bankman-Fried in what the former described as a “barrack-style” space. Combs’ lawyers did not respond to Decrypt’s request for comment.
Feds arrested Bad Boy Entertainment founder Combs last month and hit him with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking charges.
‘Presumed Guilty’: Sam Bankman-Fried Files Appeal, Argues Judge Was Unfair
Imprisoned FTX co-founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has appealed to overturn his fraud conviction, court documents filed Friday show. The appeal from Bankman-Fried's lawyers argues that he never got a fair trial and should therefore be tried again under a new judge. "He was presumed guilty—before he was even charged," lawyers for Bankman-Fried wrote. "He was presumed guilty by the media," the filing continues. "He was presumed guilty by the FTX debtor estate and its lawyers. He was presum...
The United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York alleges that Combs coerced women into participating in “freak-off” sex parties, as well as leading a racketeering conspiracy that engaged in sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery, and the obstruction of justice.
Crypto entrepreneur Bankman-Fried—better known as “SBF”—was arrested in 2022 and then hit with fraud charges for criminally mismanaging his massive crypto brand and exchange, FTX. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison earlier this year.
Edited by Andrew Hayward
