Sean “Diddy” Combs has been serving to his fellow inmates flip their lives round since being detained on the Metropolitan Detention Middle, Brooklyn in New York, in line with one prisoner.
Inmate Ho Wen Kwok, who’s often known as Miles Guo, submitted a letter in assist of Diddy forward of his sentencing on two counts of transportation to have interaction in prostitution on Friday, October 3.
Within the letter submitted to Decide Arun Subramanian this week, and obtained by Us Weekly, Kwok stated Diddy has been instrumental in supporting his fellow prisoners develop life and entrepreneurial expertise via a course he has been educating referred to as “Free Recreation With Diddy.”
“‘Free Recreation With Diddy’ is a course the place we’re taught about life, entrepreneurship, and the way he grew to become one of the vital profitable icon-business moguls on the planet ranging from nothing,” Kwok wrote. “The place he helps folks get his thoughts proper and helps them discover [their] gentle.”
“I’ve seen him put together for this class for few months the place he would write and skim books and take notes in order that he can unfold his information and ideas. For him to share the most effective data he can. For a primary time in [MDC] I joined a program,” the inmate continued. “Additionally, for a primary time, I’ve seen a complete unit take part the place coloration or gang didn’t matter … the one factor that mattered was the equal objective of gaining information and knowledge.”
In response to Kwok, “After the primary class, I can see how he grew to become profitable … he’s a devoted, motivated particular person when he places his thoughts to one thing. I’ve met a variety of [celebrities] and I’ve seen that they aren’t that organized, however for this course, [Diddy] is organized and actually ready to share his ‘Free Recreation.’”
Within the letter, Kwok described Diddy as a “variety, delicate, genius particular person” with whom he has “had a number of conversations” that “have been very peaceable, enlighten [sic] and motivational.”
“We’ve spoke [sic] about creating packages to take the youth out of the road and assist them with music, sports activities, and simply to search out [their] gentle. The place folks with out the [resources] or the funds or the connection can come to broaden [their] minds and assets,” he wrote.
Diddy has been detained at MDC Brooklyn since September 2024 following his arrest on prices together with intercourse trafficking, racketeering and transportation to have interaction in prostitution. He was convicted on two prostitution-related prices in July following a two-month trial, however cleared of three additional trafficking and racketeering prices. (Diddy has maintained his innocence and denied all prices towards him.)
Federal prosecutors are looking for a sentence of simply over 11 years in jail when Diddy is sentenced on Friday.
“Punishment for his crimes of conviction should consider the style by which he dedicated them,” the prosecutors argued in a memorandum this week. “His crimes of conviction are critical and have warranted sentences over ten years in a number of circumstances for defendants who, like Sean Combs, engaged in violence and put others in concern.”
Diddy’s attorneys, nevertheless, have urged Decide Subramanian to think about a 14-month jail sentence adopted by a supervised launch with obligatory drug remedy, particular person remedy and group remedy.