[NEWS] Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested by federal agents in New York City

[BrasSmonkey]

Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested Monday night in New York City by federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations, ABC News has confirmed.

"Earlier this evening, federal agents arrested Sean Combs, based on a sealed indictment filed by the SDNY," United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams said in a statement. "We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time."

A federal grand jury in Manhattan returned an indictment against Combs, which set in motion his arrest, sources told ABC News.

The charges remain sealed.

Combs' lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, addressed the news in a statement, calling it "an unjust prosecution."

"We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sean "Diddy" Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community," Agnifilo said in the statement.

He is an imperfect person, but he Is not a criminal. To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court," Agnifilo added.

Combs has been under investigation for the better part of a year since his former, longtime girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, came forward with allegations in a civil lawsuit. At least 10 additional lawsuits followed. Combs has denied the allegations in all of them.

Back in March, Combs' Los Angeles and Miami homes were raided by federal agents, authorities previously said.

A Homeland Security Investigations spokesperson said in a statement at the time that the raid was executed as part of an "ongoing investigation."

Law enforcement sources told ABC News, also in late March, that federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations seized a number of electronic devices as part of the court-authorized searches of Combs' two properties.

The searches, carried out in Los Angeles and Miami, were part of a federal sex trafficking investigation into the hip-hop and liquor mogul, the sources said.

HSI agents flooded Combs' mansions and gathered evidence as part of an investigation led by prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/sean-diddy-co ... =113744597

[TheButcher]

Curious what the sealed indictment holds

[BrasSmonkey]

should be unsealed today!!!

Curious what the sealed indictment holds

[jag]

I really have no idea what he is being charged with but I suppose when it goes to court I will read about the charges until then I can not comment.

[LookyLou]

CNN latest on this case.

https://www.cnn.com/entertainment/live- ... index.html

" Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was charged Tuesday with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking in a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday in New York.

The allegations are part of sweeping 14-page complaint.

Combs is going to plead not guilty, his attorney Marc Agnifilo said Tuesday.

“He’s not guilty. He’s innocent of these charges,” Agnifilo told reporters as he entered the courthouse in lower Manhattan. "

[BrasSmonkey]

Sean Combs Offers Private Plane, Mansion, Kids’ Passports in Bail Plea

[BrasSmonkey]

Judge orders Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sent to jail while he awaits sex trafficking trial

[TheButcher]

Judge orders Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sent to jail while he awaits sex trafficking trial

Only going by what I have read and not suggesting they are fact but these are some serious charges.

This is an extract from the people.com article I read.

" Prosecutors say the "freak offs" would sometimes last several days and would often feature multiple commercial sex workers. Combs would allegedly keep some of the videos taken during the sex acts, which was not always known to the victims, the indictments claim.
Diddy Owes $100M in Mortgages on L.A., Miami Homes Raided amid Sex Trafficking Lawsuits
Sean "Diddy" Combs.

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Combs would also allegedly supply drugs to the victims in order to ensure compliance.

The indictment claims that when the exhausting "freak offs" would conclude, both Combs and the alleged victims would often receive IV fluids to recover from both the exertion and the drug use.

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Members of Combs' business, including high-ranking people, were also involved in arranging the "freak offs" by arranging travel, booking and stocking hotel rooms with supplies, cleaning the rooms afterward as well as resupplying Combs with supplies, delivering cash to pay sex workers and scheduling delivery of IV fluids, per the indictment.

Prosecutors say that after raiding Combs' homes in Miami and Los Angeles in March, authorities found "freak off supplies," which included drugs and over 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.

The alleged "freak offs" were also mentioned in a lawsuit filed in November 2023 by Diddy's ex, singer, Cassie, who claimed she was forced to participate in them. That lawsuit was the first in a wave of others filed in the past year, culminating with the indictment filed this week."

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[PornPete]

Remember when that video of him and Caisse Ventura from back 20126 went viral this year.
He apologized for what we saw in that clip.


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[britporn_mike]

How many people will get indicted because of this case,it is possible others will be held liable in some form or another .

[AlexO]

People.com has a write up about Diddy reported to be on "Suicide watch"

https://people.com/sean-diddy-combs-pla ... ce-8715686

"Sean 'Diddy' Combs Placed on Suicide Watch While Awaiting Trial But Mental State Unclear, Sources Say (Exclusive)"

[gspotman]

We complain of slow days this guy has a lot more problems

[Leatherman]

Prosecutors say that after raiding Combs' homes in Miami and Los Angeles in March, authorities found "freak off supplies," which included drugs and over 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.


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How much baby oil do you need????

[jag]

How many famous peoples' names will come out if there is a trial.

[cimage]

Remember what happened to Jeffrey Epstein at the same prison Diddy is in, that Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan is not luxury hotel.