Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail for the third time Wednesday, with a judge citing evidence of a risk of witness tampering and violations of regulations preventing him from contacting third parties.
The decision was made by Judge Arun Subramanian after a hearing in New York that considered community safety considerations. The Combs Council had offered him $50 million in bail backed by the equity in his home, a promise of security oversight and a guarantee not to interfere with the investigation into the charges.
“There is evidence to support a significant risk of witness tampering,” the ruling said, adding that Combs contacted witnesses “even after” their June 2024 grand jury testimony.
The judge also said, “There is evidence that Mr. Combs violated Bureau of Prisons rules in concealing his communications with third parties while in pretrial custody.” According to the ruling, Combs paid other inmates to call inmates who were not on his approved contact list and encouraged family members and national security to facilitate three-way calls to make tracing difficult. The request was made to the committee.
Because of the aforementioned violations, the court held that his “willingness to circumvent the BOP rules in such a way as to make monitoring communications more difficult means that the court cannot have ‘reasonable assurance’ as to the sufficiency of any provision.” “This is strong evidence.” release conditions. ”
At a hearing last week, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristin Slavik said Combs “cannot and will not follow the rules” and “cannot be trusted.” She also claimed his council had no “control over its customers”.
Mr. Combs was arrested by the Department of Homeland Security on September 16 on charges of extortion, sex trafficking, and transportation for the purpose of prostitution, and is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Mr Combs remains in custody until his trial next May. If convicted of extortion, Combs could face life in prison.
