Prosecutors are alleging that Sean “Diddy” Combs is trying to use his power to escape consequences.
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District attorneys in Diddy’s case have presented evidence to prove that the disgraced music mogul attempted to contact witnesses while in jail awaiting trial. Prosecutors are also alleging that he broke several jail rules to make these contacts.
As BOSSIP reported, Combs and his legal team have submitted a new bail package after being denied three times. He is currently in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center awaiting trial for sex trafficking and racketeering charges. In response to the filing, prosecutors provided evidence suggesting that the Bad Boy founder had broken the Bureau of Prisons rules and that he should not receive bail. According to Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cunniff, the prosecutors alleged they’ve heard dozens of jail phone calls in which Combs attempted three-way calls, which is against the rules.
In the calls, Combs allegedly instructs people to pay other inmates for their personal access codes, which are used for phone calls. Inmates were paid “through payment processing apps and BOP commissary account deposits.”
The prosecution also clarified that the hip-hop producer couldn’t claim that he wasn’t aware of these rules.
“The defendant knows this is against BOP regulations: at the outset of each telephone call, the inmate is prompted to enter his PAC number, after which an automated recording announces: ‘Sharing of PAC numbers is against BOP policy and is subject to disciplinary action,” the filing stated.
Prosecutors are accusing Combs of trying to create a public ruse in which he will influence the potential jurors in Diddy’s case. This includes having his children post on his social media accounts and monitor the response.
“The defendant (from within the [Metropolitan Detention Center]) then monitored the analytics—i.e., audience engagement—and explicitly discussed with his family how to ensure that the video had his desired effect on potential jury members in this case,” the opposing filing stated according to Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cunniff. “Besides flagrantly violating the Court’s October 25, 2024 order prohibiting this kind of interference with a fair trial, the defendant’s own words make clear that his intent is to improperly influence the jury pool in this criminal proceeding.”
The lengthy filing from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan details all this and more.
Prosecution Alleges Diddy Tried To Bribe A Witness
As if Diddy’s case weren’t messy enough, prosecutors accuse him of trying to contact witnesses, reports Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cunniff.
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In Combs’ filing for bail, they specify that his connection to Witness-2, who is a former bandmate of Diddy’s, should not be an issue.
However, the opposition stated Combs and the witness ceased contact in March 2024, but Combs reached out in September once his name appeared in a lawsuit. The witness, who has been identified as a woman, then posted a statement to her Instagram on Sept. 13.
During a pre-planned nationwide sweep of BOP facilities, officers found notes detailing Combs’ plans in his cell. Prosecutors believe the note indicates he paid the witness.
“The strong inference to be drawn from the defendant’s communications with Witness-2 and his personal notes is that the defendant paid Witness-2 after she posted her statement,” the filing read.
Combs is expected to be in court for a final decision on his bail package on Nov. 22.