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Feds Scale Back Attempted Arson, Kidnapping Allegations of Sean Combs Racketeering Conspiracy

Prosecutors in Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial are scaling back aspects of three predicate acts of the racketeering charge against the hip-hop mogul.

“I see it more as the government is comfortable that its proof came in on the other racketeering predicate acts and didn’t feel like it was necessary to continue to present on this … That’s just something that happens in large, complex cases where you want to make sure that the jury doesn’t get confused. Livid and allegedly toting a gun, Combs had just come from a freak-off with Ventura and discovered the R&B singer was dating rapper Kid Cudi (real name Scott Mescudi). A team of loyal bodyguards, high-ranking staffers, and some assistants were allegedly tasked with carrying out their boss’s demands, accused of committing acts of bribery, arson, kidnapping, witness tampering, and drug distribution between 2004 and 2024.

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