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Prosecutors say Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs tried to thwart sex trafficking case
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Prosecutors say Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs tried to thwart sex trafficking case

Sean Combs New application for bail The request should be denied because the music mogul “poses serious risks of danger and obstruction” in the sex trafficking case, federal prosecutors argued in a lawsuit filed with the court overnight.

Prosecutors targeted Combs’ activities behind bars, claiming: “The defendant, among other things, organized social media campaigns aimed at, in his words, tainting the jury pool; he made efforts to publicly leak materials he prepared.” Witnesses were contacted through comments and third parties that assisted in his case.”

The file included notes found in Combs’ cell during a prison search. The contents of the notes have been redacted, but prosecutors said there was a “strong inference” that Combs paid an anonymous witness who posted the statement on Instagram.

The government filing also accused Combs of using the phone accounts of at least eight inmates at MDC-Brooklyn “ostensibly to evade law enforcement surveillance” and calling people not on his approved contact list.

“To gain or maintain access to other inmates.” (phone access code) “The defendant directs others to make payments to inmates, including through payment processing practices and BOP commissary account deposits,” the filing states.

Defense lawyers say new evidence ‘weakens’ case government’s lawsuit against Combs but prosecutors said “the defendant has presented nothing new and material that would justify a third bail hearing” and “rehashed the same allegations” that were rejected by two other judges.

Prosecutors said the “nearly complete restrictions” offered as part of the enhanced bail package were “woefully inadequate” to keep him from tainting his upcoming trial.

“The defendant is a violent, serial abuser who used his extensive wealth and position in the entertainment industry to conceal his illegal behavior and prevent victims and witnesses of his abuse from coming forward,” prosecutors said. he said.

The judge scheduled a hearing for Friday afternoon. Combs has pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and prostitution, accusing him of using violence, threats and coercion to coerce women into participating in sex acts with male prostitutes that sometimes lasted for days and were often recorded. Combs allegedly called this activity “crazy.”

Arguing for his release, Combs defended his video attacks ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura it actually revealed “a loving, sometimes toxic, long-term relationship between two adults who mutually decide to separate.”

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