When authorities arrested Sean “Diddy” Combs and unsealed their sex trafficking and racketeering indictment against him last week, it was the culmination of a vast federal investigation. After countless hours spent combing through evidence, interviewing 50 witnesses, and presenting their case to a grand jury, prosecutors finally unveiled the indictment they hope will convict Combs.
In an instant, Combs’ once-opulent world was reduced to the confines of a stark jail cell. If convicted as charged, the onetime billionaire Bad Boy Entertainment founder faces a minimum 15 years in prison. Even with good behavior, the 54-year-old will likely remain behind bars until at least his late 60s.
With all eyes now trained on the high-profile criminal case – and Combs’ attention undoubtedly fixated on regaining his freedom – what will become of the many civil lawsuits filed…
