Sean “Diddy” Combs attends Howard University Homecoming at Howard University on October 20, 2023 in Washington, DC to fulfill a $1 million commitment to Howard University.
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Federal agents raided the homes of hip-hop mogul Sean Combs in Los Angeles and Miami on Monday, NBC News reported, citing sources.
Law enforcement sources said Homeland Security agents had the authority to search the properties on a warrant issued in Manhattan federal court.
Three women and one man have been interviewed by federal authorities in New York in connection with a 54-year-old case that may involve sex trafficking, sexual assault, solicitation and distribution of illegal drugs and firearms, a person familiar with the matter told NBC. -Sr. Combs, also known as “Diddy,” “Diddy,” and “Diddy.”
Interviews with three other women known as “JaneDos” are planned.
“Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations in New York conducted an enforcement operation with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations in Los Angeles, Homeland Security Investigations in Miami and our local law enforcement partners,” the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement to NBC 4. As part of an ongoing investigation.” Los Angeles.
Combs’ attorney, Benjamin Brafman, did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
Douglas Wigdor is the New York attorney for singer Cassie Ventura, who last fall quickly settled an explosive lawsuit against Combs, accusing him of raping and sex-trafficking her. Douglas Wigdor said he is also representing “Jane Doe” in the federal investigation.
“We will always support law enforcement when they seek to prosecute those who violate the law,” Wigdor said in a statement.
“Hopefully this is the beginning of a process that will hold Mr. Coombs accountable for his depraved behavior,” the attorney said.
One month after the attack music producer A man named Rodney “Lee Rod Jones” filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court claiming that Combs sexually harassed, drugged and threatened him while they lived and traveled together.
Combs was sued by Casey in the same court four months ago.
Cassie’s lawsuit alleges that in 2005, when she was 19, Combs lured her into a professional relationship by signing her to his label, Bad Boy Records, and over several years induced her to have sexual relations and offered her Introducing “a lifestyle” of excessive alcohol and drug abuse and requiring her to purchase illegal prescriptions to feed her addiction. “
The lawsuit alleges that Combs raped Cassie at his home after she tried to leave him, “blowed up” another man’s car after learning he was interested in her, and frequently hit and kicked her.
The day after she filed the lawsuit, Cassie and Combs agreed to resolve her complaint under undisclosed terms.
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