The trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, which ended Wednesday in New York federal court with his conviction on two lesser charges, has become the costliest prostitution prosecution in U.S. history, according to a legal analyst.

A Manhattan jury convicted Combs on two charges of transporting prostitutes to participate in drug-fueled sex marathons, but acquitted him of racketeering and sex trafficking, the most serious charges against him. A judge denied him bail until sentencing.

New York trial attorney Nicole Brenecki told the New York Post that the federal investigation into Combs “involving countless raids, surveillance, and cooperation across agencies like Homeland Security and the FBI likely resulted in taxpayers’ seven- or eight-figure dollar bill, taking in staff wages, travel, legal fees, and administrative costs.”

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