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Sean “Diddy” Combs is being investigated by the Feds. Reportedly, the disgraced Hip-Hop mogul is the topic of a federal prison investigation, absolutely tied to the raids on his properties again in March 2024.
NBC Information experiences that Diddy’s authorized group was notified final week that their consumer is being investigated by the Southern District of New York (SDNY). Though their sources indicated {that a} federal grand jury has been empaneled, there is no such thing as a indication as to what the potential expenses could also be and when they’ll land, but. The supply additionally stated that Combs had but to obtain a proper goal letter from the SDNY.
This newest growth comes just a few months after Diddy’s properties in Miami and Los Angeles had been raided concurrently as a part of an investigation into alleged intercourse trafficking and unlawful firearms, amongst different crimes. Just lately, Diddy put the identical Los Angeles residence that was raided in the marketplace. TMZ experiences he’s looking for $70M for the Holmby Hills residence after paying $40M for it again in 2014.
Combs’ fall from grace might be pinpointed to when in November 2023 his ex-girlfriend and former Unhealthy Boy artist Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit accusing him of years of bodily and sexual abuse. The swimsuit was settled a day later, however the dam was damaged, with extra alleged victims coming ahead with lawsuits of their very own within the weeks and months since. Diddy would vehemently deny any wrongdoing, however in Might 2024, CNN obtained a video that confirmed him brutally beating Cassie in a Los Angeles lodge’s hallway. The assault was simply as what Cassie had described in her lawsuit.
Diddy then took to Instagram to ship a broadly criticized apology video. Within the month since Cassie’s preliminary lawsuit, entities have been slicing ties with Diddy, together with Revolt (the place he as soon as served as Chairman of the corporate he based), Hulu (which dropped a deliberate actuality present) and Howard College (which rescinded his honorary diploma).