Prosecutors have been silent about exactly where the case is going next. But they called out employees and associates for helping Combs and often covering up for him.
Producer-musician Sean “Diddy” Combs in the media room during the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Sept. 12, 2023. LOS ANGELES — For decades, Sean “Diddy” Combs promoted himself as one of the godfathers of hip-hop, a celebrity who transformed the genre Authorities are pursuing him with the same racketeering laws that took down the likes of John Gotti and James “Whitey” Bulger.
Several witnesses who worked with Combs have been in meetings with federal prosecutors, and at least one sex worker is slated to testify in a potential grand jury proceeding, according to sources familiar with the investigation. As to whether others will be charged or more charges forthcoming, prosecutors are saying it remains active.
The “Combs Enterprise,” as the government calls it, consisted of Combs, the leader; business entities; his record label Bad Boy Entertainment; and its employees and associates. But legal experts expect more names to come out — either as defendants or as witnesses at Combs’ trial.Former L.A. prosecutor Dmitry Gorin said prosecutors are trying to paint a picture of Combs as a top racketeer who sent orders to underlings. Combs has denied this. But if true, this arrangement would be similar to several high-profile mob prosecutions from the past.“Who is ‘Sammy the Bull’ Gravano here?” he asked, referring to the mob enforcer who turned on his boss Gotti.
But he insists there is no greater scheme and that those who participated in the sex described by prosecutors did so consensually. “I believe he’s innocent of the charges, and he is going to go to trial, and I believe he’s going to win,” he said. Agnifilo said he wants a trial as soon as possible.
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