Being the new guy in Brooklyn’s federal lockup, Sean “Diddy” Combs may be able to seek advice about surviving prison life from Sam Bankman-Fried, the cryptocurrency fraudster from Palo Alto. The and that the rapper and music mogul has been moved to the section of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn where the FTX founder also is being held. The barracks-like area of the MDC holds 18 to 20 people and is reserved for detainees who require special protection, while the facility itself has a reputation for being notoriously tough, plagued by chronic understaffing, constant lockdowns, outbreaks of violence, delayed access to medical care, and a rash of suicides and deaths, Combs, 54, was locked up in the MDC in New York City on a federal indictment accusing him of a racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and other charges, allegations that center on the sexual abuse of women, NBC News said.
Combs has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Meanwhile, Bankman-Fried asked to remain in the MDC, while pursuing his appeal. He was to 25 years in prison for masterminding a cryptocurrency fraud scheme in which he was accused of syphoning away millions of dollars in client money to finance his lavish lifestyle and investments.
Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, accused the son of two Stanford University law professors of orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in U.
S. history. Combs and Bankman-Fried wouldn’t seem to have much .
