Diddy was arrested in NYC on federal charges and an indictment was unsealed today.
"To his credit, Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts," Combs' attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a statementon Monday, has been indicted on federal sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges, according to court papers unsealed in the Southern District of New York on Tuesday.
In a statement released late Monday, Agnifilo said they were"disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution," calling the entertainment star"an imperfect person but is not criminal." Combs is scheduled to appear in court in lower Manhattan on charges that appear to be in relation to allegations of sex trafficking, sexual assault and the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms
HSI officials seized phones from Combs in Miami before he was scheduled to depart for a trip to the Bahamas, according to three law enforcement sources familiar with the warrants. Combs was in the Miami area when federal authorities executed the searches, sources said.
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