Diddy’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided as part of a federal investigation reportedly focused on sex trafficking. Here’s what we know about the lawsuits against Diddy and the latest updates on the Homeland Security probe.
Agents from the Department of Homeland of Security raided Sean Combs’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami on Monday as part of an ongoing investigation into the rap mogul better known as Diddy. The surprise raid comes after lawsuits filed in recent months by his former producer Rodney Jones and longtime girlfriend Cassie, among others; they allege that Combs engaged in a pattern of of sexual assault and trafficking dating back to the early 1990s. As information emerges on the federal criminal investigation, below is everything we know about Combs’s legal situation.
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Why did Homeland Security raid Diddy’s mansions?
Agents with a subdepartment called Homeland Security Investigations were in charge of the raid on Monday on Combs’s mansion in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles and and his two homes in Miami. According to a statement, DHS said that its agents “executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation” with assistance from local law enforcement.
Little is known about the inquiry itself, though the New York Times reports that it is being led by federal prosecutors in Manhattan along with agents from Homeland Security Investigations — a branch that probes “illegal cross-border movement of people, goods, money, technology and other contraband throughout the United States,” according to the federal agency’s website.
