Sean “Diddy” Combs has been portrayed as a rule-breaker throughout his time on the Metropolitan Detention Middle (MDC), however his authorized crew says the information inform a special story.
In line with paperwork obtained by AllHipHop, Diddy’s protection argued that the federal government was utilizing a “materially false narrative” about his jailhouse conduct to justify intrusive surveillance and searches that violated his constitutional rights.
Diddy’s attorneys are pushing for a court-ordered evidentiary listening to to find out the extent of alleged authorities misconduct, together with utilizing privileged communications and protection supplies.
“The reality will solely be totally revealed if the federal government’s claims might be examined by way of cross-examination of witnesses who’ve precise data of the fabric information,” Diddy’s lawyer, Alexandra A.E. Shapiro, wrote.
On the heart of the controversy is an October search of his unit, which the federal government initially claimed was a part of a routine sweep to make sure jail safety. Diddy’s authorized crew countered that the search was something however routine.
“The search of Mr. Combs’s unit…was carried out not for legit institutional safety causes, however as a result of [prosecutors] have been excited about looking out Mr. Combs,” Shapiro mentioned.
Shapiro contends that prosecutors staged the operation to gather proof tied to Diddy’s protection technique, a transfer his lawyer referred to as a blatant violation of attorney-client privilege.
The submitting additional alleges that the federal government’s actions prolonged to monitoring Diddy’s authorized communications.
“Investigator-1 admits he listened to Mr. Combs’s calls, together with along with his counsel, and that every one these recordings, together with those with attorneys, are being furnished to the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace,” the disgraced mogul’s attorneys acknowledged.
Prosecutors additionally declare Diddy misused different inmates’ cellphone entry, engaged in unauthorized messaging, and orchestrated a social media marketing campaign with the involvement of his kids.
Regardless of providing a $50 million bail package deal with strict situations, together with 24/7 surveillance, his launch was denied as a consequence of issues about potential witness tampering and his potential to intervene with ongoing investigations
Regardless of months of surveillance, the submitting notes, “To today, the BOP has not taken any actions to self-discipline Mr. Combs for any purported violations of MDC insurance policies.”
Diddy’s attorneys are asking the court docket to direct the federal government to stop its alleged violations of his rights, together with monitoring his authorized notes and communications.
In addition they need the feds to cough up proof they imagine will expose the complete scope of the misconduct, together with emails and surveillance footage associated to the October search.
With the trial set for Might 2025, Diddy’s attorneys are urging the court docket to behave swiftly to handle what they describe as “grave violations” of his constitutional rights.
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