Sean “Diddy” Combs, the rapper and music mogul, was charged with racketeering and sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion by federal prosecutors on Monday evening in New York.
Combs, who was arrested at a Manhattan hotel on Monday evening, has been facing a federal investigation for at least six months.
In March, federal agents raided two of the musician’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami as part of a sex trafficking investigation.
In addition to a series of civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual misconduct and sexual abuse, over the last year.
Marc Agnifilio, a lawyer for Combs, calls the hip-hop artist “an innocent man with nothing to hide.”
“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,” Agnifilo said in a statement.
Lawyer for Combs appears in Manhattan federal court
Ariana Baio17 September 2024 14:31
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested on Monday evening
Music mogul and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested on Monday evening at a Manhattan hotel after a grand jury indicted him.
Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations carried out the arrest. Combs was aware of the impending arrest and “voluntarily relocated” to New York last week in anticipation, his attorney Marc Agnifilo told The Independent.
“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,” Agnifilo said. He called Combs “an innocent man with nothing to hide.”
The nature of the charges was not immediately clear.
Ariana Baio17 September 2024 14:21
Combs will appear in court any moment
Sean “Diddy” Combs, formerly known as “P. Diddy” and “Love”, is expected to appear in federal court in downtown Manhattan any moment following his Monday evening arrest.
The charges against Combs are unknown at this time but the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York said they would move to unseal the indictment this morning.
Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, arrived at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan federal building around 9 a.m. on Tuesday. The rapper will likely be closing following his attorney
Ariana Baio17 September 2024 14:14
Catch up from March: Combs’ homes raided by US law enforcement
Music mogul and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs has been under federal investigation for at least six months.
Back in March, federal agents raided Combs’ homes in Miami and Los Angeles. Here’s what we knew then
Read the report from Mike Bedigan and Katie Hawkinson:
Ariana Baio17 September 2024 14:11
Welcome to The Independent’s live blog coverage of Sean “Diddy” Combs first appearance and indictment unsealing following his arrest on Monday evening.
Ariana Baio17 September 2024 14:07