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Feds Drop Arson, Kidnapping Allegations of Sean Combs Racketeering Conspiracy
Prosecutors in Sean "Diddy" Combs' trial are dropping three predicate acts of the racketeering charge against the hip-hop mogul.
The government is “no longer planning to proceed” on theories of attempted arson, alleged incidents of kidnapping in California and New York, and the aiding and abetting of sex trafficking when giving charging instructions to the jury. “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. 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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