Diddy’s Charges Date Back to 2008—All the Alleged Crimes That Could Send Him to Jail

Count 1: Racketeering Conspiracy

Diddy is charged with one count of racketeering conspiracy. The charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. According to the indictment, Combs and his associates engaged in a persistent and pervasive pattern of abuse toward women and other individuals.

Combs and his associates engaged in “Freak Offs” where they transported commercial sex workers across state lines and internationally. The document described it as “elaborate and produced sex performances that Combs arranged, directed, masturbated during, and often electronically recorded.”

The charge also specified that Diddy blackmailed victims by engaging in acts of violence, threats of violence, threats of financial and reputational harm, and verbal abuse.

Count 2: Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion

Diddy was charged with one count of sex trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion. The charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison.

According to the indictment, Diddy “recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, and maintained a person, and attempted, aided and abetted, and willfully caused his victim to engage incommercial sex acts.”

Count 3: Transportation to Engage in Prostitution

Diddy was charged with one count of transportation to engage in prostitution. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

The indictment states that from 2009 to 2024, Diddy “knowingly transported an individual in interstate and foreign commerce with intent that the individual engage in prostitution.”