Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail for a 3rd time on Wednesday, with a choose noting that he was a threat of witness tampering and that there was proof that he had violated guidelines prohibiting him from speaking with third events.
The choice got here after a listening to in New York earlier than Justice Arun Subramanian weighed situations to make sure neighborhood security. The Coombs Metropolis Council posted a $50 million bond, secured by the fairness in his house, promised safety monitoring and assured he wouldn’t intervene with the investigation surrounding his allegations.
The ruling mentioned “proof demonstrated a critical threat of witness tampering” and that Coombs contacted witnesses “even after grand jury testimony in June 2024.”
The choose additionally mentioned, “There may be proof that Coombs violated Bureau of Prisons rules whereas in pretrial detention to hide his communications with third events.” Based on the ruling, Coombs paid different inmates to offer cash to his absentees. Folks on his accredited contact listing known as and requested relations and protection committees to facilitate three-way calls to make them tougher to hint.
On account of the above violations, the court docket discovered that his “willingness to avoid BoP guidelines in a way that will make his communications tougher to watch was sturdy proof that the court docket couldn’t ‘moderately assure’ any info sufficiency.
Throughout final week’s listening to, Assistant U.S. Legal professional Kristen Slavik mentioned Combs “can not and won’t comply with the foundations” and “can’t be trusted.” She additionally claimed his committee had no “management over their shoppers”.
Combs was arrested by the Division of Homeland Safety on September 16 on fees of racketeering, intercourse trafficking and transportation for prostitution and is at the moment incarcerated on the Metropolitan Detention Heart in Brooklyn, New York. He has pleaded not responsible to the costs. Coombs stays in jail till his trial subsequent Might. If convicted of racketeering, Coombs may face life in jail.
