Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has tried to “corruptly influence” the outcome of his trial, according to the latest reports.
As CNN reports, a review of recorded calls from the Metropolitan Detention Center revealed Combs used the telephone accounts of at least eight inmates to allegedly evade monitoring, prosecutors said. They also alleged he paid the inmates through intermediaries in violation of the rules.
Prosecutors trying Diddy’s upcoming case filed a new legal motion on Friday, November 15, arguing that the disgraced rapper’s fourth bail attempt should be denied for alleged obstruction attempt.
“Evading law enforcement monitoring”
They argue that Combs used three-way calls to reach certain individuals not on an approved contact list and had used a non-authorized third-party system to send “hundreds of text messages” to dozens of individuals, including those not on the list.
“Since the defendant has been detained at MDC, he has continued to try to evade law enforcement monitoring, corruptly influence witness testimony, and further attack the integrity of these proceedings,” the court documents read.
“While attempting to evade law enforcement monitoring, the defendant has, among other things, orchestrated social media campaigns that are, in his own words, aimed at tainting the jury pool; made efforts to publicly leak materials he views as helpful to his case; and contacted witnesses through third parties.”
The prosecutors state that Combs’ inability to follow the rules in federal custody suggests he wouldn’t abide by any bail conditions set by the judge.
“The defendant (from within the MDC) then monitored the analytics — i.e. audience engagement — and explicitly discussed with his family how to ensure that the video had his desired effect on potential jury members in this case,” prosecutors said.
The music mogul was indicted by a grand jury in September, weeks before he was arrested and charged on counts of sex trafficking, racketeering, conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. A 14-page indictment claimed that Diddy allegedly “abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him” for decades.