Prosecutors Accuse Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of Violating Prison Rules and Using His Children to Influence Potential Jurors

In the prosecution’s objection to Combs’ latest bail request on November 15, the businessman is accused of trying to influence a “potential jury” with a family birthday video

Prosecutors allege Sean “Diddy” Combs While incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, he made efforts to “evade law enforcement surveillance” and “corruptly influence witness testimony.”

In new court documents filed on Friday, Nov. 15 and obtained by PEOPLE, the 55-year-old music mogul is accused of exploiting other inmates’ phone access using an “unauthorized third-party messaging service.” allegedly contacting multiple people and enrolling their children in a “social media campaign” around their birthday in an attempt to influence a potential jury.

The new allegations come as part of the prosecution’s opposition to Combs’ allegations Last request for bail He applied on November 8 and then bail denied by two different federal judges following his September indictment on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation for the purpose of prostitution.

An attorney for Combs did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Saturday, Nov. 16.

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In new court documents, prosecutors argue that Combs “has presented nothing new and material to justify a third bail hearing” and “continues to engage in a relentless course of obstructive conduct designed to undermine the integrity of the trial.”

“…In attempting to evade the surveillance of law enforcement, the defendant, among other things, engaged in social media campaigns aimed at, in his words, tainting the jury pool; he made efforts to leak to the public material he deemed helpful. The document alleges that he contacted witnesses in his case through third parties.” “For these reasons, the Court should deny the defendant a new bail hearing.”

Opposing prosecutors allege that Combs “repeatedly communicated with others” in ways “designed to evade” law enforcement custody, using “three-way,” using other inmates’ phone access codes, or PAC numbers, to place calls. “Making calls to contact other people” and sending messages to “unauthorized” people through an “unauthorized third-party communication system” called ContactMeASAP.

The document alleges that Combs also directed “to make payments to inmates, including through payment processing practices and BOP brokerage account deposits,” after using other inmates’ PAC numbers.

As for the three-way calls, Combs allegedly instructed the people he was talking to on the phone to add “other people” to the line; This process “is not authorized by the BOP (Bureau of Prisons) as it helps conceal the identities of those contacted.”

Combs is also accused of using two accounts on the ContactMeASAP messaging service — the first appearing to belong to his son, the other to another inmate — to send messages to “dozens of people, including lawyers and paralegals,” according to the prosecution. on the defendant’s contact list.”

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Combs allegedly attempted to “continue his efforts to obstruct and subvert this criminal investigation,” according to the filing, which said he “clearly expressed his intent to use publicly available information” in “multiple searches, mostly using the PAC numbers of other inmates.” “Statements aimed at changing public perception.”

“… Defendant asked family members to plan and execute a social media campaign regarding the defendant’s birthday in an attempt to influence a potential jury in this criminal case,” the document states. “Upon the defendant’s carefully chosen direction, the defendant’s children posted a video to their social media accounts showing the defendant’s children gathering to celebrate the defendant’s birthday.”

The prosecution alleged that Combs then “monitored analytics” of the social media footage and “openly discussed with his family how the video would have his desired impact on potential jurors in this case.” He is also accused of attempting to “anonymously leak a video in favor of his defense.”

On November 4, Combs’ 30-year-old son Justin I uploaded a Reel to InstagramHe and his six siblings (one of whom, Chance, joined via FaceTime) are seen calling Combs in prison to wish him a happy birthday. In the clip, Combs thanked his children for their support.

The Nov. 15 opposition also claims that Combs “poses a danger to others,” “encourages flight,” and that his proposed new bail package is “insufficient.” The court accuses him of “relentless efforts to contact potential witnesses, including abuse victims, who could provide strong testimony against him.”

At Combs’ Nov. 8 bail request, the music producer’s lawyers argued that the prosecution’s case was “weak,” citing a March 2016 video cited in the initial indictment against Combs that showed him violently assaulting a woman in Los Angeles. hotel.

“The video is not evidence of a forced ‘frenzy,’ but rather a glimpse into a few minutes of the complex but decade-long consensual relationship between Mr. Combs and Victim 1,” Combs’ attorneys said in the filing.

Combs’ indictment focuses on the following allegations: “freaks” It is described as sex shows organized by Combs in which women are allegedly coerced or coerced into performing the act with male sex workers, sometimes over several days.

Combs has denied all accusations. Two judges had previously refused to release him from custody, citing the possibility of witness tampering. The king’s lawyers had previously offered a bail package of $50 million. Combs’ trial is scheduled for May 2025.

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