Prosecutors Oppose Sean Combs's Bid for Release From Jail
Last month, a jury convicted Mr. Combs, the music mogul known as Puff Daddy or Diddy, of prostitution-related charges at the conclusion of an eight-week trial in Manhattan. He was acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, the most serious charges against him.
Mr. Combs's lawyers renewed their efforts this week to convince a judge that their client should be released before his sentencing date, now scheduled for Oct. 3. The defense proposed a $50 million bond, as well as limitations on where Mr. Combs could travel, and indicated that he would be open to more severe restrictions, including home detention and electronic surveillance.
In a court filing on Thursday night, prosecutors argued that the defense had not presented any new issues that would warrant a reconsideration by Judge Arun Subramanian, who oversees the case, of keeping Mr. Combs jailed. In denying the defense's bail motion last month, Judge Subramanian underscored the defense's admissions at trial that Mr. Combs had been violent with two girlfriends.
'The defendant's extensive history of violence — and his continued attempt to minimize his recent violent conduct — demonstrates his dangerousness and that he is not amenable to supervision,' prosecutors wrote in their latest filing.
The team from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has been shaken up in recent weeks by the Trump administration's abrupt firing of Maurene Comey, the lead prosecutor on the case. Ms. Comey — the daughter of the former F.B.I. director James Comey — also worked on the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, which lie at the center of a recent crisis at the White House.
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