A defence lawyer representing Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a movement to step down because the rapper’s lawyer, in accordance with authorized paperwork filed on Thursday.
Within the movement filed in New York Federal Court docket, Anthony Ricco notified the choose of his intent to withdraw and stated there are “ample causes” protected by lawyer/consumer privilege.
“Though I’ve offered Sean Combs with the excessive stage of authorized illustration anticipated by the courtroom, not at all can I proceed to successfully function counsel for Sean Combs,” he wrote.
He declined to enter the precise particulars as to why he was leaving Diddy’s authorized workforce, however he did be aware it adopted discussions with the music mogul’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo.
Ricco stated that his movement for withdrawal of counsel “won’t lead to a delay of the current schedule for the graduation of jury choice and trial, or the current schedules for briefing of pretrial authorized points.”
Within the movement, which needs to be authorised by a choose, Ricco added that there “might be no lapse in illustration” as Diddy will proceed to be represented by 5 different legal professionals on document.
“With out violating any side of the legal professional/consumer privilege, or in any other case offering any particulars in any way on the grounds supporting the appliance, the federal government has been notified of the submitting of the movement to withdraw as counsel. The federal government takes no place on the movement in search of withdrawal of counsel for Sean Combs,” the submitting reads.
Diddy is presently going through greater than 30 civil lawsuits. He’s awaiting a federal prison trial on intercourse trafficking and racketeering, scheduled for Could 5. If convicted, Diddy faces life in jail.
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He has pleaded not responsible to the intercourse trafficking fees lodged towards him after his September 2024 arrest. He stays incarcerated with out bail.
Final month, prosecutors added new particulars to their indictment towards Diddy, accusing him of intercourse trafficking no less than three ladies and dangling somebody off a lodge balcony throughout a two-decade racketeering conspiracy.
Prosecutors added 4 years to the size of Diddy’s alleged racketeering conspiracy within the revised indictment, saying it lasted from about 2004 to 2024. The unique indictment stated the conspiracy started in 2008.
The refreshed indictment additionally acknowledged that there are no less than three feminine victims and listed them as “Sufferer-1,” Sufferer-2″ and “Sufferer-3,” in accordance with courtroom paperwork considered by World Information.
Prosecutors stated Diddy used his “energy and status” within the leisure business to intimidate, threaten and lure ladies, usually beneath the pretense of a romantic relationship.
The indictment acknowledged that Diddy “abused, threatened, and coerced ladies and others round him to satisfy his sexual wishes, defend his repute, and conceal his conduct.”
It stated he subjected his victims to violence, threats of violence, threats of economic and reputational hurt and verbal abuse. The allegations additionally declare that he “manipulated ladies to take part in extremely orchestrated performances of sexual exercise with male industrial intercourse employees.”
In an announcement, Diddy’s lawyer, Agnifilo, stated the submitting has “no new offenses” and claimed that the prosecutions’ idea “stays flawed.”
“The federal government has added the ridiculous idea that two of Mr. Combs’ former girlfriends weren’t girlfriends in any respect however have been prostitutes. Mr. Combs is as dedicated as ever to combating these fees and profitable at trial,” Agnifilo added.
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