As the wave of civil lawsuits against Diddy continues to grow, in March of 2024, federal agents raid two of his properties in connection to a human trafficking investigation. Just a couple months later, an old video of Diddy beating, kicking and dragging his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in the hallway of a hotel surfaces, with devastating consequences. He publicly apologizes for his behavior and says he went to therapy. By September 2024, he’s arrested and indicted on federal charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He pleads not guilty to all charges. If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual assault, please call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE or go to rainn.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What triggered the federal raids on Sean Diddy's properties?
This episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault. Please take care when listening. Toward the end of March 2024, Sean Diddy Combs was at an airport in Miami, Florida. He was getting ready to board his Love Air private jet for a spring break trip to the Caribbean with his 17-year-old twin girls.
What he likely didn't know was that federal law enforcement agents were getting ready to execute parallel searches on his homes in Miami Beach and Los Angeles. In Miami, news footage shows a big police van tucked under a row of palm trees. In LA, Homeland Security officers rolled in with armored vehicles, military rifles, bulletproof vests, and drones.
It's all happening right there behind me. Now, the searches are being carried out at Diddy's properties as part of a federal investigation into human trafficking.
a federal investigation into human trafficking. In the months leading up to this raid, Diddy had been hit with a bunch of bombshell civil lawsuits, including ones alleging rape and sex trafficking, all of which he's denied. But this was the day the public found out that the feds were looking into Diddy. Civil lawsuits can lead to financial penalties, but criminal charges can lead to prison time.
So this was a big escalation.
And again, you can see a lot of activity here, a lot of law enforcement. Again, Homeland Security out of New York is handling this, and they're being assisted by Homeland Security here in Los Angeles.
The feds, they weren't looking to arrest Diddy. Not yet. First, they were looking for evidence.
Now, all they're saying is that the investigation has been ongoing for several months. Right now, they're not saying anything about any arrests or imminent, so we're waiting for them to give us more information.
Remember, Diddy wasn't home at the time of the raids. TMZ caught him on video pacing outside a Miami airport in blue sweatpants and a white T-shirt. Back in LA, agents swarmed past a white Range Rover in the driveway, guns drawn. One agent turned a security camera away as he passed, blocking its view of the raid. After the initial intensity, the raid seemed to downshift to a calmer, slower search.
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