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Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested following raids, human trafficking investigation
Sean “Diddy" Combs was arrested in New York on federal charges, months after his homes in LA and Miami were raided by HSI officials. The indictment is expected to be unsealed Tuesday.
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Raids on Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ homes in LA and Miami were connected to a federal human trafficking investigation
Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested Monday in Manhattan, Fox News Digital confirmed. It's unclear what charges Diddy faces
Combs was arrested in the lobby of a New York hotel, a source confirmed to Fox News Digital.
"We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office," Marc Agnifilo, Combs' lawyer said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.
"Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community. He is an imperfect person but he Is not a criminal. To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court."
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams confirmed on X that a sealed indictment was filed and will be unsealed in the morning.
"USA Damian Williams: Earlier this evening, federal agents arrested Sean Combs, based on a sealed indictment filed by the SDNY," the US Attorney's office shared on X. "We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time.
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On March 25, the music mogul’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided in connection to a federal human trafficking investigation, officials confirmed to Fox News Digital at the time.
"Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners," Homeland Security Investigations said in a statement. "We will provide further information as it becomes available."
Combs, 51, still faces potential litigation in a handful of civil suits and one criminal lawsuit.