Diddy faces new forced labor charge in superseding indictment

[KENNEDY FELTON]

SEAN DIDDY COMBS IS NOW FACING A NEW SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT.. ADDING TO THE LEGAL CHALLENGES HE ALREADY FACES. THE HIP HOP MOGUL HAS BEEN AT THE CENTER OF MULTIPLE ALLEGATIONS.. AND THIS LATEST CHARGE BRINGS EVEN MORE SCRUTINY TO THE CASE.

ALLEGATIONS OF SEX TRAFFICKING. ACCUSATIONS OF RACKETEERING AND PROSTITUTION. LAWSUITS DETAILING SEXUAL ABUSE AND HARASSMENT. AND NOW – A NEW CHARGE OF FORCED LABOR.

A SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT – WHICH REPLACES A PREVIOUS ONE TO MODIFY OR ADD TO EXISTING CHARGES – HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST COMBS IN A NEW YORK DISTRICT COURT.

IN THE 15 PAGE DOCUMENT… PROSECUTORS ALLEGE “On numerous occasions from at least in or about 2009 and continuing for years, Combs assaulted women by, among other things, striking, punching, dragging, throwing objects at, and kicking them.” PROSECUTORS ALSO CLAIM THE ABUSE WASNT LIMITED TO WOMEN… BUT EXTENDED TO HIS EMPLOYEES AS WELL.

“[Combs’ employees] stand by his side, prepared to attest to the dedication, hard work and inspiration they experienced while helping build groundbreaking, award-winning businesses.” MARC AGNIFILO | ATTORNEY FOR SEAN “DIDDY” COMBS TO NBC NEWS IN A STATEMENT TO N-B-C NEWS – COMBS’ ATTORNEY MARC AGNIFILO DEFENDS HIS CLIENT SAYING – “[Combs’ employees] stand by his side, prepared to attest to the dedication, hard work and inspiration they experienced while helping build groundbreaking, award-winning businesses.” AGNIFILO’S TEAM HAS NOT YET RESPONDED TO STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS’ REQUEST FOR COMMENT.

SEPARATELY… PROSECUTORS CLAIM COMBS FORCED SOME EMPLOYEES TO WORK LONG HOURS WITH LITTLE SLEEP – USING PHYSICAL FORCE.. PSYCHOLOGICAL PRESSURE.. FINANCIAL CONTROL AND REPUTATIONAL THREATS. ONE EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY WAS FORCED TO ENGAGE IN SEX ACTS WITH HIM.

THE INDICTMENT STATES THAT COMBS MADE EMPLOYEES BELIEVE THEY WOULD BE HARMED OR LOSE THEIR JOBS IF THEY DIDNT COMPLY WITH HIS DEMANDS.

SAM BANKMAN-FRIED SPEAKS OUT ABOUT SHARING PRISON WITH DIDDY

MEANWHILE – AS COMBS AWAITS HIS TRIAL IN MAY.. HE’S SHARING A PRISON UNIT WITH FORMER CRYPTO BILLIONAIRE SAM BANKMAN FRIED – WHO RECENTLY SPOKE ABOUT THEIR INTERACTIONS.

IN A NEW INTERVIEW WITH TUCKER CARLSON THURSDAY.. BANKMAN FRIED – WHO IS SERVING 25 YEARS FOR DEFRAUDING USERS OF HIS CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGE – DESCRIBED HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH COMBS.

“I’VE ONLY SEEN ONE PIECE OF HIM – DIDDY IN PRISON. HE’S BEEN KIND TO PEOPLE IN THE UNIT. HE’S BEEN KIND TO ME”

IN THAT SAME INTERVIEW – BANKMAN FRIED ALSO TALKS ABOUT HIS SUPPORT FOR REPUBLICANS.. AND EVEN HIS PARENTS’ EFFORTS TO SECURE A PARDON FOR HIM FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP. YOU CAN FIND THAT FULL STORY from SIMONE DEL ROSARIO AND MORE ON OUR WEBSITE AT SAN DOT COM.

COMBS WILL REMAIN IN JAIL UNTIL HIS TRIAL.. SCHEDULED FOR MAY 5-TH. REUTERS REPORTS THAT IN A LETTER TO THE U-S DISTRICT JUDGE OVERSEEING THE CASE.. PROSECUTORS PLAN TO PROVIDE COMBS’ LEGAL TEAM WITH FURTHER DETAILS OF THE SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT BY MARCH 10-TH/ THEY HAVE ALSO REQUESTED HIS ARRAIGNMENT ON MARCH 14-TH. IM KF WITH SAN.