Diddy's Fellow Inmate in NYC Jail is None Other Than a High-Profile, Disgraced Finance Mogul

Trigger Warning: This article contains themes of sexual abuse that some readers may find distressing.

Sean "Diddy" Combs is currently in custody as he has been charged with heinous sex racket and illegal prostitution. The rapper interestingly is in jail with another high-profile inmate, Sam Bankman-Fried. The FTX founder is incarcerated in the same dormitory-style jailhouse in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, as reported by People.

The crypto mogul has been in the facility for the past year and was awarded a sentence of 25 years in jail for his fraudulent acts. Bankman-Fried was the mastermind behind a fraud of cryptocurrency through capital investments. But a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons said, "We do not discuss the conditions of confinement for any individual in our custody, including housing quarters or cell assignments." 

Meanwhile, Diddy's bail was denied when his legal representatives claimed that the living conditions of the jail were 'horrific' for any defendant without swift trial. However, when the bail was denied, Combs' lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, spoke highly of the facility and refused comment on his high-profile inmate.

According to the New York Post, he said that the "dedicated professionals at the M.D.C. are doing everything possible to help him and his lawyers prepare his defense, and I personally thank them." He continued to share about his client's well-being: "He’s strong, focused and our meetings are very productive. I can’t say enough good things about the M.D.C., which has been responsive to our and his needs."

The lawyer further disclosed, "My view is if the government wants to arrest him and hold him in jail, despite a massive bail package and despite his repeated offers to turn himself in, we are all going to have to move this along with unprecedented urgency." Staff deficiency remains one of the top concerns as there are almost 700 backlogged maintenance requests.

On September 17, the rapper proposed a $50 million bail package with promises that included not seeing any woman other than his family members and continuing to have drug tests to ensure no laws were broken during his bail term. Previously, a source confided with People by revealing that, "He is being treated like any other detainee awaiting trial. As with all public figures in his position, he was placed on suicide watch upon admittance to the facility as a precaution."

If convicted on the myriad charges against him, which include him openly encouraging 'freak offs,' wherein women were forced to have sexual relationships with male sex workers, then the 54-year-old rapper faces the possibility of a life term in jail. The Bad Boy Records founder is set to appear in court for his trials in October. 

SEXUAL ASSAULT: If you are being subjected to sexual assault, or know of anyone who is, please call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800.656.HOPE (4673)