Sean Combs’ new software for bail must be denied as a result of the music mogul “poses severe dangers of hazard and obstruction” to his felony intercourse trafficking case, federal prosecutors argued in an in a single day courtroom submitting.
Prosecutors took purpose at Combs’ actions from behind bars the place, they alleged, “the defendant has, amongst different issues, orchestrated social media campaigns which can be, in his personal phrases, geared toward tainting the jury pool; made efforts to publicly leak supplies he views as useful to his case; and contacted witnesses by way of third events.”
The submitting cited notes from the Combs’ cell that had been discovered throughout a sweep of the jail. The contents of the notes are redacted however the prosecutors mentioned there’s a “sturdy inference” that Combs paid off an unnamed witness who had posted a press release to Instagram.
The federal government submitting additionally accused Combs of utilizing the phone accounts of not less than eight different inmates at MDC-Brooklyn “seemingly to keep away from legislation enforcement monitoring” and to make cellphone calls to people who find themselves not on his authorized contact checklist.
On this Oct. 20, 2023, file picture, Sean “Diddy” Combs attends an occasion in Washington, D.C.
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“To acquire or preserve entry to different inmates’ [phone access code] numbers, the defendant directs others to pay the inmates, together with by way of fee processing apps and BOP commissary account deposits,” the submitting mentioned.
Protection attorneys mentioned new proof “undermines” the federal government’s case in opposition to Combs however prosecutors mentioned “the defendant affords nothing new and materials justifying a 3rd bail listening to” and “rehashes the identical arguments” rejected by two different judges.
The “near-total restrictions” Combs provided as a part of an enhanced bail package deal are “woefully inadequate” in retaining him from tainting his upcoming trial, prosecutors mentioned.
“The defendant is a violent, serial abuser who makes use of his huge wealth and place within the leisure business to hide his unlawful conduct and forestall victims of, and witnesses to, his abuse from coming ahead,” prosecutors mentioned.
The choose has scheduled a listening to for Friday afternoon. Combs has pleaded not responsible to racketeering conspiracy, intercourse trafficking and prostitution fees that accused him of utilizing violence, threats and coercion to pressure girls to have interaction in intercourse acts with male prostitutes, typically lasting days and infrequently recorded. Combs allegedly known as the exercise “freak offs.”
In arguing for launch, Combs argued the video of him attacking his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura really revealed “a loving, at-times poisonous, long-term relationship between two adults who determined mutually to interrupt up.”
