This is what it means to build trust,
We've been trying to sell that plane for four or five months."
Everyone lines up to collect their checks,
Your lawyer asked us to trust you,
There is a presumption of detention in a case like this, ... We think that’s warranted.”
The freak-offs sometimes lasted days at a time, involved multiple commercial sex workers and often involved a variety of narcotics, such as ketamine, ecstasy and GHB,
Given the potential penalties here, both incarceration and reputational harm, the defendant has every incentive to flee to avoid prosecution and a public trial,
At times, when Combs didn’t get his way, he was violent,
I’m not taking anything off the table.”
Mr. Combs is a very powerful individual,
So, like many alleged victims, Ms. Richard suffered in silence for a long time,
He’s going to fight this with all of his energy and all of his might, and the full confidence of his lawyers,
Combs has been charged with RICO conspiracy to use his business and employees of that business and other close associates to get his way,
On May 21, 2024, counsel advised the AUSAs during a phone call that Mr. Combs had commenced efforts to sell his airplane,
Now I want to be clear about two things. First, this office is determined to investigate and prosecute anyone who engages in sex trafficking, no matter how powerful or wealthy or famous you may be,
Second, we are not done. This investigation is ongoing, and I encourage anyone with information about this case to come forward and to do it quickly,
Obviously Mr. Combs agrees to not go to any state – in this case, New Jersey – in which his airplane is located pending its sale, which is actively being pursued,
Mr. Combs' travel will be restricted to the Southern District of Florida and the Southern District of New York (to attend Court, meet with his counsel, and attend medical appointments, which we will address to the Court in a separate, sealed, submission) as well as the Eastern District of New York or the District of New Jersey (only to the extent that his travel to and from New York involves an airport in those Districts),
There are simply no conditions that would ensure that the defendant's efforts to obstruct and tamper with witnesses will stop,
Combs allegedly planned and controlled the sex performances, which he called 'freak offs' and he often electronically recorded them,