Rapper and producer Sean “Diddy” Combs hired the same lawyer as former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to represent him after he was indicted on racketeering and sex trafficking charges in New York.
In a notice of appeal filed Monday, Alexandra Shapiro, a partner at Shapiro Arato Bach, was named as Combs’ attorney for the defendant. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because Shapiro has represented Bankman-Fried ever since he was discovered. feeling guilty Last year, a jury found him guilty on all counts for his role in defrauding investors.
Prosecutors said Bankman-Fried orchestrated “the largest fraud of the last decade,” comparing him to Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernie Madoff. he is sentenced Up to 25 years in prison.
Last month, Shapiro appeal A new trial was requested for Bankman-Fried. Shapiro criticized In handling the case, New York District Judge Lewis Kaplan said the former executive should not have been prevented from presenting certain evidence.
Both Bankman-Fried and Combs reportedly share a dormitory unit at New York’s Metropolitan Detention Center. new york times.
The comb is charged September 17 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Prosecutors said Combs “led a criminal enterprise” that abused and exploited women and involved crimes including sex trafficking, forced labor and kidnapping.
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