Sean "Diddy" Combs' third bail request denied due to racketeering charges

ALBAWABA – Sean “Diddy” Combs’ third bail request was denied.

A court denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ bail request after his legal team filed a third request to have him released from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, before his May 5 hearing, according to NBC. In the decision dated November 27, 2024, it was stated that “conditions that will reasonably ensure the safety of society should be ensured”.

The judge’s decision followed the denial of two previous requests by Combs’ legal team to be released from federal custody, and a Nov. 22 hearing in which Diddy and his legal team again requested Combs’ release.

Attorney Mark Agnifilo suggested at the court hearing that Diddy, who pleaded not guilty to federal charges of racketeering and human trafficking conspiracy following his arrest on Sept. 17, be moved to a three-bedroom residence on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. NBC. Patriot Security, a private security company, will oversee his protection and will only allow him to speak to his lawyer.

Meanwhile, according to the prosecutor’s office, Combs’ latest request for release “could be dangerous.” Prosecutor Kristi Slavik testified at the hearing on November 22 that he “continues to violate the rules, poses a danger to society, obstructs and attempts to undermine the integrity of this trial” and “pays his way out of custody.” “

NBC reported that prosecutors alleged Combs “tampered with witnesses” during his custody. Prosecutors strengthened their objections to the rapper’s release in a 13-page tracking dossier filed by U.S. Attorney Damian Williams on Nov. 25, which the network was able to obtain.

According to the newspaper, Diddy launched a “social media campaign” to commemorate his birthday on November 4; In this campaign, Sean Love directed a version of the song “Happy Birthday” and featured all of his children in a video addressing their father in prison. The prosecution stated that they intended to influence the jury with the Instagram post.

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The prosecutor’s office added that the terms of Diddy’s possible release did not protect against “future violence and obstruction of justice” and that “Combs simply cannot be trusted”, especially given that the musician used a private security company at the apartment.

Combs’ attorney, Alexandra Shapiro, responded to the complaint by stating that the birthday tweet was “completely innocent,” that the rapper was “already drowning in a sea of negative publicity,” and that the First Amendment protects his public statements and social media. posts.

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