Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs, who was found not guilty of of some of the most serious charges against him, was said to have been making millions from prison by renting out his $60M private jet to wealthy travelers who have no idea he’s the owner.
The rapper, 55, was charged with two counts of sex trafficking, two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and one count of racketeering.
After just 13 hours of deliberations, the jury found Diddy not guilty of the racketeering charge – which was the most serious federal crime thrown at him.
He was found not guilty of both counts of sex trafficking.
Diddy was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution of Cassie Ventura and Jane.
The music mogul, whose been locked up in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, has raked in $4.1M since his arrest on September 16, according to the US Sun.
His jet, a Gulfstream G550 registered to his company LoveAir LLC, was used by unwitting clients at least 126 times up to May 20, racking up 149,540 miles.
Luxury operator Silver Air was renting out the plane, and customers spend an average $32,597 per 1,186-mile journey, according to the US Sun.
DailyMail.com has contacted Silver Air and Diddy’s attorneys for comment.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is allegedly making millions from prison by renting out his $60M private jet to wealthy travelers who have no idea he’s the owner, according to the US Sun
Diddy’s jet, a Gulfstream G550 registered to his company LoveAir LLC, has reportedly been used by unwitting clients at least 126 times up to May 20, racking up 149,540 miles
The jet-black long-range aircraft can carry up to 14 passengers in opulent 7’3″by 43’11” cabins cabins, with a maximum range of 6,500 nautical miles.
Photographs of the jet on Silver Air’s website show its classy oak-colored interior with large padded couches and chairs which come with plenty of legroom.
The jet rental could be the 55-year-old rapper’s main source of income, as he has plugged at least $10 million into fighting sex trafficking charges in the courtroom.
He previously put his palatial $61.5M Los Angeles mansion on the market as he scrambled to cover the cost of assembling a daunting team of veteran attorneys.
Diddy’s 10-bedroom, 13-bathroom Beverly Hills mansion seems to have been tainted by the scandal and has sat on the market for more than 200 days.
He is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn accused of operating a racketeering conspiracy, two charges of sex trafficking and two charges of transportation to engage in prostitution.
Diddy has denied all accusations. He faces life in jail if convicted.
The first week of the music mogul’s sex trafficking trial saw a litany of bombshell claims and evidence unveiled before the Manhattan courtroom in New York.
R&B singer Cassandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura delivered horrifyingly graphic testimonies alleging that the music mogul physically and psychologically abused her over more than a decade from 2007-2018.
R&B singer Cassandra ‘Cassie’ Ventura delivered horrifyingly graphic testimonies alleging that the music mogul physically and psychologically abused her over more than a decade from 2007-2018. (Pictured: Diddy and Ventura together at a movie premiere in Hollywood in 2016)
The 38-year-old detailed the regular beatings she allegedly experienced, the rapper’s use of blackmail and scare tactics to coerce and manipulate, depraved sex acts she claims she was forced to participate in – and the medical toll she suffered as a result.
A male escort allegedly hired by Combs to engage in a variety of sexual acts with Ventura during his notorious ‘freak off’ parties also took the stand.
He explained how ‘Diddy’ purportedly pushed Ventura into unprotected sex with strangers and orchestrated various sexual encounters for his own pleasure.
In response, lawyers for Combs sought to portray Ventura as a willing and eager participant in the music mogul’s sexual lifestyle.
His defense says that, while there may be a case against him for domestic violence, nothing he did amounted to a criminal enterprise.
Combs was once worth nearly $1B thanks to a string of hits on his Bad Boy Records label in the 1990s, including his 1997 chart-topper with singer Faith Evans, I’ll Be Missing You.
But he was arrested in September last year, months after Ventura sued him for sexual assault in a civil case.
The move prompted dozens more women to come forward with their own legal claims, triggering a criminal investigation.
Combs’ downfall was hastened by the release of a devastating video of him beating Ventura in the corridor of a hotel in Los Angeles in 2016.
The video, which was first broadcast by CNN last May, was played in full to the trial before Ventura, a male escort and others gave their testimonies.
Diddy is accused of operating a racketeering conspiracy, primarily through his sex parties known as ‘freak offs’. (Pictured: the rapper at a party he hosted in East Hampton in 2007)
Prosecutor Emily Johnson said the trial would hear testimony from victims who ‘will tell you about some of the most painful experiences of their lives.
‘During this trial, you are going to hear about 20 years of the defendant’s crimes,’ she said.
‘But he didn’t do it alone, he had an inner circle of bodyguards and high-ranking employees who helped him commit crimes and helped him cover them up.
‘Kidnapping, arson, drugs, sex crimes, bribery and obstruction. These are just some of the crimes the defendant and his inner circle committed again and again.
‘You’re going to hear about all of them during this trial.’
The trial is set to continue for another six weeks.
