Already sitting in jail awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, Sean “Diddy” Combs now stands accused of additional conduct that prosecutors say should derail his latest attempt to secure bail.
The latest allegations against Combs came in a Friday filing made by federal prosecutors who stated that the music mogul has been working to contact potential witnesses and sway public sentiment ahead of trial, as Breitbart reports.
As ABC News reports, just last week, Combs made yet another to secure pre-trial release, offering what was described as a “far more robust” bail package.
In his filing, Combs stated that the federal case mounted against him is “thin” and suggested that the terms of his latest offer are more than sufficient to ensure his appearance at all future proceedings.
Combs, through his attorneys, has offered to remain subject to home detention supervised by 24-hour security monitoring.
His legal team also asserted that Combs would have “near-total restrictions” on his ability to make contact with anyone other than his own lawyers.
The latest bid for pre-trial freedom comes after the presiding judge in his case already denied the rapper, producer, and entrepreneur's release on bail due to findings that he remained a danger to the community and was likely to make attempts to obstruct justice and intimidate potential witnesses against him.
Despite what Combs' team says is a beefed-up bail proposal, prosecutors in the case continue to stand in staunch opposition to his potential release.
In a court filing last week, the government revealed that a review of jailhouse phone calls made by Combs indicated that he has requested that family members reach out to possible victims and witnesses.
Prosecutors also suggested that Combs has asked relatives to develop “narratives” and marketing ploys that might succeed in persuading public opinion in his favor.
The filing stated, “The defendant has shown repeatedly -- even while in custody -- that he will flagrantly and repeatedly flout rules in order to improperly impact the outcome of his case. The defendant has shown, in other words, that he cannot be trusted to abide by rules or conditions.”
A hearing on Combs' proposed $50 million bail package is scheduled to take place next week.
It was back in September that Combs was indicted on charges that include racketeering, sex trafficking by force, as well as facilitating transportation for the purposes of prostitution, as ABC noted, with counts relating to narcotics offenses, arson, bribery, kidnapping, and more also in the mix.
The government's indictment claims that Combs “abused, threatened, and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct, and though the disgraced music industry phenom has pleaded not guilty, it will be up to a jury to render a verdict when the trial -- now scheduled for May -- finally gets underway.
