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Hey everyone, and welcome back to Exposed Scandalous Files of
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the Elite. I am your host, Jim Chapman, and as
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I promised I would say four months ago, I believe
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it's been since Sean Combs was found guilty. I told
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you that I was going to come back with a
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full update on the Trial of the Century and the
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sentencing of Seawan Combs. I did some thirty episodes on
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this trial as it was going down, and well it
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has all come down to this. The sentencing of Diddy
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is in now. Quick catch up on what Shawn Combs
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stood trial for and what he was actually convicted of. Now,
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initially he was charged with the very serious charges of racketeering, conspiracy,
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and sex trafficking, as well as the minor in comparison
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charges of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution
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under what's known as the Man m Ann Act. Now,
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at the end of this trial, the two minor chargers
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were the only charges that Sean did he Combs was
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found guilty of. Now technically did he could be looking
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at twenty years total in prison. Each count carries a
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maximum sentence of ten years, and he's been in jail
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for a little over a year at this point, so
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regardless of what sentence he gets, he will get credit
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for time already served. Of course, this entire time, this
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a little bit over a year that he's been in jail.
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He has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn,
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New York, known as MDC Brooklyn. That is a federal
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prison that is not exactly known for its five star
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treatment of prisoners. Let's just say so, did he head
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it rough, y'all in comparison to how is lot was
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on the outside. Now he is still Shawing Ditty Combs,
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And I'm sure he had some benefits of being Shawn
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Ditty Combs even in prison, But those rough conditions may
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be deservedly so in my opinion. So I'm recording this
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on the day of the sentencing, October third of twenty
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twenty five, Friday, and in a letter to the judge
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penned by Shawn Combes himself, just yesterday October second, twenty
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twenty five, Diddy asked the judge for mercy, among other things.
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I have that letter in front of me, y'all know,
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I like to bring the receipts and give you the
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full details. So I'm going to read you this letter
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quickly and again. This is from Shawing Combs to Judge Suburmanian,
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and it starts I hope this letter finds you well
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and in good health and spirits. Thank you for the
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opportunity to express my thoughts to you. First and foremost,
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I want to apologize and say how sincerely, so sorry
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I am for all the hurt and pain that I
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have caused others by my conduct. I take full responsibility
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and accountability for my past wrongs. This has been the
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hardest two years of my life. And he's also talking
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about the investigation prior to him being in prison. I
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have no one to blame for my current reality and
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situation but myself. In my life, I have made mistakes,
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but I'm no longer running from them. I am so
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sorry for the hurt that I have caused, but I
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understand the mere words I'm sorry will never be good enough,
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as these words alone cannot erase the pain from the past.
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Over the past thirteen months, I've had to look in
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the mirror like never before. My pain has become my teacher.
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My sadness was my motivator. I have to admit my
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downfall was rooted in my selfishness. The scene and images
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of me assaulting Cassie play over and over in my
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head daily. I literally lost my mind. I was dead
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wrong for putting my hands on the woman that I loved.
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I'm sorry for that and always will be. My domestic
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violence will always be a heavy burden that I will
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forever carry. The remorse, the sorrow, the regret, the disappointment,
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the shame. I honestly feel sorry for something that I
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couldn't forgive somebody else for if they put their hands
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on one of my daughters. This is why it's so
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hard for me to forgive myself. It's like a deep
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wound that leaves an ugly scar. You're on her. I
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thought I was providing for Jane concerning her and her child,
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but after hearing her testimony, I realized that I hurt
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her for this. I am deeply sorry. I lost my way.
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I got lost in my journey, lost in the drugs
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and the excess. My downfall was rooted in my selfishness.
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I've been humbled and broke into my core. Jail is
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designed to break you mentally, physically, and spiritually. Over the
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past year, there have been so many times that I
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wanted to give up. There have been some days I
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thought I would be better off dead. The old me
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died in jail and the new version of me was reborn.
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Prison will change you or kill you, and I choose
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to live every day since my incarceration. As difficult as
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my circumstances currently are, I made the best of my
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time by reading books, writing, working out, or in therapy,
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obtaining tools in the knowledge to deal with my past
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drug abuse and anger issues. I've been putting in the
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work and working diligently to becoming the best version of
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myself to ensure that I never make the same mistakes again.
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I realize I am in a situation where no amount
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of money, power, or fame can save me. Only God
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can save me. My grandmother used to teach me that
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God makes no mistakes and that everything he does is
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for your good. I believe that a bad situation can
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be used for good. Although this situation has been the
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hardest and darkest time of my life, good things have
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come out of my incarceration. For starters, I am now
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sober for the first time in twenty five years. I've
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been trying my best to deal with my drug abuse
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and anger issues and take accountability as well as positive
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steps toward healing. One of the most beautiful things I
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have experienced is being asked by my fellow inmates to
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teach and mentor with them. They wanted to learn what
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I did to become a successful businessman. I was inspired
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by their hunger and desire to learn information in order
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to not only set goals, but achieve any goal or
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dream that their heart desired. I started teaching a six
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week program called Free Game, a title given by my
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fellow inmates which I was able to have approved and
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sanctioned by the Bureau of Prisons. I don't just teach
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about my success, I also teach about my mistakes and failures.
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It has been a blessing to do something positive in
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such a negative situation. It has been beautiful to see
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the newfound hope in my fellow inmates' eyes. The most
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shocking thing to see was the unity in the peace
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this class has produced. As you are probably aware, jails
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and prisons are segregated places. However, in our class, we
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have Black, Spanish, White, and Asian all together in one room,
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learning and working together. We even have an interpreter for
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the Spanish speaking inmates. The biggest miracle that I've seen
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in the class is all of the gangs such as
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the Bloods, Crips, MS thirteen Trinitarios, in eighteen streets in
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one room, working together. I'm also proud to say that
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since this class started, there have been no fights in
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our unit. The class has also helped me in my
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time of need and despair. Being able to do something
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good for others has also given me much needed hope.
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God has blessed me with this opportunity to help others,
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and I will continue to do so. I ask you
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for mercy today, not only for my sake, but for
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the sake of my chill. God has blessed me with
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seven beautiful children, three sons and four daughters. Their names
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are Quincy, just In, Christian, Chance, Jesse, Daliah, and our
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newest edition, a two year old daughter Love. Four of
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my children lost their mother, ken Porter, as she tragically
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passed away in twenty eighteen. I am their only parent.
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I failed my children as a father. My father was
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murdered when I was just three years old, so I
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know firsthand what it is like to not have a father.
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More than anything, I just want the opportunity to return
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home and be the father that they need and deserve.
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God has blessed me with the greatest mother in the world.
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My mother sacrificed her life in dreams to provide for
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me and my younger sister, Keisha. She worked three jobs
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to make sure we had a roof over our heads,
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close on her back, in the best education. My mother
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is now eighty four years old, and she recently had
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brain surgery. Despite her own health challenges, she has attended
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my trial every day. I've always been her primary caregiver.
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It breaks my heart that I put myself in this situation,
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and for the first time, I'm unable to be there
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for my mother when she needs me most. As I
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write you this letter, I am scared to death, scared
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to spend another second away from my mother and my children.
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I no longer care about the money or the fame.
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There is nothing more important to me than my family.
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I understand the one factor the court has to consider
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is deterrence. Deterrence for me and for others, to ensure
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that no one follows in my footsteps and makes the
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same mistakes. For over a year, I have been locked
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in one room with twenty five other incarcerated people sharing
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the same one room. In this room that I share,
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there are no windows, there is no natural clean air,
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there is no sunlight, and we all live in one room.
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We eat, sleep, use the toilet, take showers, and prepare meals,
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all in the same room. The conditions that my actions
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have placed me in are inhumane. I don't tell you
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this for pity or sympathy. I'm simply sharing the truth
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and the truth of my fellow incarcerated people. We have
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no clean drinking water and we boil our own drinking water.
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We all share one washing machine, which is broken. I'm
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surrounded by drugs and live every day with the constant
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threat of being stabbed or losing my life again. I'm
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not expecting pity or sympathy, but my time at MDC
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has changed me forever. Prior to being in jail, I
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took care of and was present for my family. Being
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in jail and because of my conduct, I lost the
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ability to care for my mother. I lost the ability
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to effectively raise and support my children. I've missed my
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three daughters proms and graduations. I've missed taking one of
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my daughters to college. I've lost the freedom to teach
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my two year old how to speak, dance, play, or
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be there to consult her when she falls down or
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has a nightmare. I started from nothing and worked on
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hard to earn everything I had. But because of my conduct,
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I've lost all my businesses. I've lost my career, I've
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lost the charter schools that I started, and I have
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destroyed my reputation and stained the reputation of those that
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work for me. I lost my being present with my family.
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Between all of my losses and lessons, I can state
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for a fact that I will never be in another
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criminal courtroom again, and do not believe any other person
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would do anything similar from fear or similar punishment. If
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you give me a chance, I would like to take
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the opportunity to share my story with people to prevent
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at least one person from making the mistakes that I
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have made. I can't change the past, but I can
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change the future. I know that God put me here
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to transform me. Since incarceration, I have gone through a
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spiritual reset. I'm on a journey that will take time
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and hard work. I'm proud to say I'm working harder
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than I ever had before. I'm committed to the journey
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of remaining a drug free, nonviolent, and peaceful person. I
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thank God that I am stronger, wiser, clean, clear and sober.
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God makes no mistakes. I realize that this trial has
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received a tremendous amount of global price, and your honor
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may be inclined to make an example out of me.
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I would ask your honor to make me an example
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of what a person can do if afforded a second chance.
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If you allow me to go home with my family,
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I promise you I will not let you down and
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I will make you proud. Today, I humbly ask you
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for another chance, another chance to be a better father,
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another chance to be a better son, another chance to
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be a better leader in my community, and another chance
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to live a better life. I am writing this not
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to gain any sympathy or pity. This experience is simply
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the truth of my existence and has changed my life forever,
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and I will never commit a crime again. Thank you
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for your time and consideration, Shawn Combs. If nothing else, y'all,
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I'd say that was pretty well written, probably everything the
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judge wanted to hear. Now, does Shawn Combs believe that
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in his hard or is that all bullshit? Just to
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get out of jail. Only he knows him and God
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know the real truth on that. But I will say
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it was very well written, very well said. But you
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have to pay for your mistakes, even if you regrut them. Jim,
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did you see what happened in Texas today? Wait before
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you tell me that, Let me tell you what happened
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in New York. It cannot be as crazy as the
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case I told you about yesterday in Louisiana. You know what,
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we should do a podcast about it, and with that
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letters to the judge, the typical of anyone who is
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facing sentencing. The judge is the one who hands down
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the sentence, and it's customary, it's not required, but it's
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customary for that defendant to write a letter to a