Prosecutors must get rid of papers taken from Sean 'Diddy' Combs' cell, judge says
A federal judge ordered prosecutors Tuesday to get rid of copies of 19 pages of notes taken from Sean "Diddy" Combs' jail cell after his lawyers argued the seizure violated attorney-client privilege.
A federal judge ordered prosecutors Tuesday to get rid of copies of 19 pages of notes taken from Sean "Diddy" Combs' jail cell after his lawyers argued the seizure violated attorney-client privilege.
U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian ruled that the court will keep the papers while prosecutors and Combs’ lawyers submit briefs about the issue over the next few weeks.
Prosecutors have accused Combs of trying to influence witnesses while he is behind bars awaiting trial on charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Combs was arrested this fall and charged with sex-related crimes that prosecutors say are linked to his music empire, which they allege he used to abuse and exploit women.
Combs has denied both the charges and prosecutors' allegations that he is tampering with witnesses from jail. His defense has fired back at prosecutors, accusing the government of having committed “egregious, willful and harmful breach of the attorney client privilege” by seizing papers from his jail cell that should be protected from authorities.
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