“The government overreached. They wanted a RICO conviction so they could then go seize Comb’s assets under RICO forfeiture laws,” said Los Angeles-based civil trial lawyer David Ring, who specializes in high-profile sexual assault cases. “Thats not going to happen now.”
“He was facing life in prison if convicted of the RICO charges,” Ring said of Combs. “Instead, he likely serves a couple years in prison and returns to his business empire.”
The sweeping indictment of Combs under a federal racketeering, or RICO, statute, meant the Justice Department intended to go after anything of Combs’ that was used to help facilitate his alleged crimes, said James Trusty, the former longtime chief of the DOJ’s Organized Crime and Gang Section.
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“He was facing life in prison if convicted of the RICO charges,” Ring said of Combs. “Instead, he likely serves a couple years in prison and returns to his business empire.”
The sweeping indictment of Combs under a federal racketeering, or RICO, statute, meant the Justice Department intended to go after anything of Combs’ that was used to help facilitate his alleged crimes, said James Trusty, the former longtime chief of the DOJ’s Organized Crime and Gang Section.
Sean Combs’ ‘Diddy Inc.’ empire of mansions, cars and jet likely spared by verdict
With Combs not guilty of racketeering, the US is likely limited in what it can seek through asset forfeiture, legal experts and former prosecutors say
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