Diddy’s Los Angeles, Miami properties raided by federal brokers

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Los Angeles and Miami properties had been raided by federal brokers on Monday, in response to authorities.

A Homeland Safety Investigations spokesperson mentioned in an announcement that the raid was executed as a part of an “ongoing investigation.”

Legislation enforcement sources mentioned that whereas the search warrant was being executed in Los Angeles, Combs’ sons had been detained outdoors the house, as is customary in such circumstances, after which launched with out fees.

“Earlier right this moment, Homeland Safety Investigations (HSI) New York executed regulation enforcement actions as a part of an ongoing investigation, with help from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our native regulation enforcement companions,” the spokesperson mentioned. “We’ll present additional info because it turns into out there.”

Legislation enforcement sources aware of the matter mentioned that the searches are being carried out on the hip-hop producer’s properties as a part of a federal investigation led by the Southern District of New York into alleged human trafficking. No legal fees have been filed within the investigation.

“GMA” has reached out to Combs’ lawyer for remark.

In December, a complaint was filed in opposition to Combs by a Canadian girl recognized solely as Jane Doe, who says she was sex-trafficked and gang raped in 2003 when she was 17 and within the eleventh grade.

The lawsuit names Combs, former Dangerous Boy Leisure president Harve Pierre and an unnamed third defendant, and claims Pierre and the third unnamed defendant approached the teenager at a lounge in Detroit, Michigan, the place Pierre allegedly informed her he was “finest associates” with Combs and proceeded to name him.

The swimsuit, which incorporates pictures, claims Pierre and the unnamed defendant satisfied the teenager to take a personal jet to Combs’ studio in New York Metropolis, the place she alleges she was plied with medication and alcohol, and gang raped by the three defendants.

Combs took to social media on Dec. 6, 2023, to denounce the allegations in opposition to him, writing in a publish, “Sufficient is sufficient.”

“Sickening allegations have been made in opposition to me by people in search of a fast payday,” he mentioned. “Let me be completely clear: I didn’t do any of the terrible issues being alleged. I’ll combat for my title, my household and for the reality.”

Pierre’s attorneys additionally responded to the swimsuit in a case submitting and denied the allegations.

An earlier criticism in opposition to Combs was made on Nov. 16, 2023, when Combs’ former girlfriend, Cassandra “Cassie” Ventura, filed a lawsuit in opposition to Combs, accusing him of intercourse trafficking and sexual assault.

In keeping with courtroom paperwork, Ventura alleged that she was trafficked, raped and crushed by Combs throughout the course of their relationship, which started when she was 19 and he was 37.

After signing her to his label, Dangerous Boy Information, Ventura alleged within the lawsuit that Combs “lured [her] into an ostentatious, fast-paced, and drug-fueled way of life, and right into a romantic relationship with him — her boss, one of the vital highly effective males within the leisure business, and a vicious, merciless, and controlling man practically twenty years her senior.”

Combs’ legal professional, Ben Brafman, issued an announcement on his behalf on the time and mentioned that Combs “vehemently denies these offensive and outrageous allegations.”

Ventura’s lawsuit was settled a day later. In an announcement, she mentioned, “I’ve determined to resolve this matter amicably on phrases that I’ve some stage of management.”

Brafman additionally informed CNN in an announcement on the time, “Mr. Combs’ determination to settle the lawsuit doesn’t in any means undermine his flat-out denial of the claims. He’s blissful they bought to a mutual settlement and desires Ms. Ventura the perfect.”