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Sean “Diddy” comb“The legal team for sex trafficking and assault trials in New York is stacked with a well-known group of lawyers.
With Mark Agnifilo, who represents Keith Raniere, the leader of the NXIVM cult. Brian Steel, Recently, the person representing rapper Young Thug is one of the team of lawyers listed in Diddy’s court docket.
Others include Tenny Jelagos, Anna Estevao, Jason Driscoll, Xavier R. Donaldson and Alexandra Shapiro.
Because the musician has a large legal team, experts estimate his eight-week trial price tag, and months of pretrial movements and preparations cost him quite a bit.
The legal costs of Sean “Diddy” Combs could reach $15 million in sex trafficking trials, experts told Fox News Digital. (Getty Images)
Civil Rights and Criminal Defence Counsel Adante Pointer told Fox News Digital that he believes Combs’ legal tabs will exceed $10 million.
“If you’re convicted in prison, if you’re committed a prison crime, if you’re a sprawling indictment that brings Rico along with the number of acts of conduct you’re being charged, it’s easy for a legal tab to exceed $10 million given the severity of the potential punishment,” Pointer said.
“I think Diddy will pay at least $15 million for the entire package. This is literally a ‘money not an object’ defense.”
The lawyers alleged that Combs’ legal tabs had his charges publicly “a long ago.”
Diddy was charged with conspiracy to assault, sex trafficking, fraud, forced and transport in order to engage in prostitution on unsealed charges in September. (Jordan Strauss)
“You are ignorant and will not become a billionaire by not preparing for a legal battle that puts your life, legacy and wealth on the line. His bill began to grow the moment he began to prepare for lawyers, their legal staff, private investigators, potential witnesses and all that went into such a complicated case long before it went before the ju judge,” Pointer said.
Diddy sits next to her lawyer Tenny Jelagos in a courtroom sketch from his bail appellate hearing. (Elizabeth Williams)
Pointer said it is likely that a group of eight lawyers have one goal for Combs’ “beck and call.”
“And that costs a lot of money,” Pointer said.
Mark Agnifico (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
Brian Steel (Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
Criminal defense attorney John Day compared the rates of Combs’ case with Alec Baldwin’s attorney Alex Spiro.
“In comparison, Alex Spiro, an attorney for Alec Baldwin, reportedly charged similar clients over $2,000 or about $80,000 per hour.
Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sitting at the defense table before the ju umpire is elected on May 5th. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Sean “Diddy” Combs attempted to shake witnesses from prison during a sex trafficking trial: docs
“This kind of intensive work by lawyers on such complex cases prevents them from taking on other well-paid clients, and since this is also played in public opinion courts, I’m sure they’re paying the public relations officers as well.
According to experts, combs’ has a “money is not an object” defense. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
He told Fox News Digital that he estimated the Combs trial would cost $15 million “over the package.”
“This is literally a ‘money isn’t an object’ defense,” Day said.
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Former federal prosecutor Neema Ramani told Fox News Digital that Combs would drop eight people when his trial was all said and took place.
Diddy and his lawyer in court (Jane Rosenberg)
“In such a complex federal case, top-level criminal defense attorneys like Mark Agnifilo and Brian Steele may claim vassals of more than $1 million. In addition to these two, Combs has a small army of lawyers working on trial,” Ramani said.
Diddy’s ex-Cathy Ventura stood up in the first week of testimony. (Getty Images)
He estimated about $1 billion and Combs’ net worth before his ex-girlfriend. Cathy Ventura denounced the rapper Rape and domestic abuse in 2018.
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“Combs’ life is literally on the line, so money isn’t an objective, he put together a version of “dream team.” ”
“It is estimated that trials will last up to two months, and the daily costs of all lawyers, paralegals, assistants, experts and ju-just consultants can exceed $100,000 per trial day.
Diddy’s trial began on May 12th. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images by Huffington Post)
Combs’ Sex Traffic Trial begins in a start statement on May 12th and is expected to last for two months.
The rapper has been charged with multiple counts of assault conspiracy, Sex Trafficking By transport for forced, fraud, forced, and prostitution in September.
