Sean “Diddy” Combs Nearly two weeks after pleading guilty to multiple sex crime charges he remains confident he is an innocent man.
A source with knowledge of the situation told Fox News Digital that the disgraced music mogul, 54, was recently moved “off suicide watch” at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after he allegedly sold several of his business entities. Was awaiting trial for running a criminal enterprise through.
When asked if his client would likely take a plea deal, Criminal Lawyer, Mark Agnifilo“It’s not up to me. It’s up to Mr. Combs, and I don’t see that happening because he believes he’s innocent,” she said in TMZ’s “The Downfall of Diddy: The Indictment.”
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Sean “Diddy” Combs will refuse a plea agreement, according to his attorney Mark Agnifilo. (Getty Images)
“And what’s more, he believes he needs to stand up not only for himself — for his family and for everyone else targeted by the federal government.”
Didi was arrested on Monday, September 16, and charged the next day with conspiracy to defraud, forced sex trafficking, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution. The rapper entered a not guilty plea just hours after the indictment detailing his alleged sex crimes was revealed.
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If convicted, he faces a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison or a maximum of life in prison.
“And what’s more, he believes he needs to stand up not only for himself — for his family and for everyone else targeted by the federal government.”
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“He feels an obligation to say to those people, ‘You know what, maybe I can break this model. Maybe I can show the world that a black man can win in federal court,'” Agnifilo said. .
Sean “Diddy” Combs pleaded not guilty; His attorney, left, sits between Mark Agnifilo and Tenny Garagos in Manhattan federal court earlier this month. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
“And I think he’s probably the only person I know who might actually be able to accomplish that goal.”
“I’ll Be Missing You” singer Bail denied twiceEven after being offered a $50 million bail resolution package, which included GPS monitoring of his home on Miami’s Star Island. Diddy’s team attempted to show the judge that he was not a flight risk through his communications with the U.S. Attorney’s Office during the ongoing investigation.
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U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Carter cited the possibility that Diddy would tamper with witnesses in his reasoning for denying bail. The judge held that the prosecution had “proved by clear and convincing evidence that there is no condition or set of conditions designed to ensure community safety”.
“He feels an obligation to say to those people, ‘You know what, maybe I can break this model. Maybe I can show the world that a black man can win in federal court.'”
Combs’ attorney, Mark Agnifilo, argued for Diddy’s release on bail following his arrest on racketeering and sex trafficking charges. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Attorney Mark Agnifilo speaks outside the Manhattan Federal Courthouse following Diddy’s court appearance on September 17. (Reuters/Brendan McDiarmid)
Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson pointed to Diddy’s long history of intimidating his accusers and witnesses to his alleged abuse. Johnson claimed that text messages showed that Combs forced his victims to participate in sexual encounters, which he described as “freakish”. The rapper allegedly recorded the sexual acts and then used the video to cover up his silence.
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Authorities alleged that Diddy participated criminal enterprise Through his businesses, which include Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Enterprises, and Combs Global, among others. According to the anonymous indictment obtained by Fox News Digital, he used “firearms, threats of violence, coercion, and verbal, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse” to satisfy his sexual desires.
Diddy and his staff would intimidate, threaten, and lure female victims into Combs’ orbit, often under the pretense of a romantic relationship. Combs allegedly used force, force and threats of coercion to coerce the victims into engaging in extended sexual acts with the man. Commercial sex workers whom Combs referred to as, among other things, ‘freak offs’. According to the indictment, Diddy would often provide IV fluids to his victims after “freak offs” to help them recover from physical exertion and drug use.
Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly ran a criminal enterprise through his businesses. (Getty Images)
Authorities seized it during a raid on Diddy’s home in March. “Unusual supply” of three AR-15s with defaced serial numbers, court documents state.
law enforcement officer “Cases and cases of the type of personal lubricants and baby oil that Diddy’s employees allegedly used to stock in hotel rooms, totaling over 1,000 bottles,” Williams said at a press conference.
A week before he was arrested, the “Vijay” singer had listed his Holmby Hills Mansion It was raided for $61.5 million. Combs purchased the property in Los Angeles’ prestigious Billionaires area in 2014 for $39 million.
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Sources told Fox News Digital at the time that the sale of his 10-bedroom, 13-bath estate “has nothing to do with any civil lawsuit or investigation.”
Sean Combs’ L.A. home was raided by Homeland Security officials in March. (Getty Images)
“Diddy established his primary residence in Miami years ago and always planned to sell his L.A. home after his daughters grew up and moved out,” the source said. “He is an empty nester and spends most of his time in Florida. This has nothing to do with any civil lawsuit or investigation.”
Fox News Digital’s Lauryn Overholtz contributed to this report.
