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 mentioned there are “enough causes” protected by lawyer/consumer privilege.
“Though I’ve offered Sean Combs with the excessive degree of authorized illustration anticipated by the courtroom, by no means 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 staff, however he did notice it adopted discussions with the music mogul’s lawyer, Marc Agnifilo.
Ricco mentioned that his movement for withdrawal of counsel “is not going to end in 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 must be accepted 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 report.
“With out violating any facet of the legal professional/consumer privilege, or in any other case offering any particulars by any means on the grounds supporting the applying, 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 searching for withdrawal of counsel for Sean Combs,” the submitting reads.
Diddy is at the moment 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 expenses lodged in opposition to him after his September 2024 arrest. He stays incarcerated with out bail.
Final month, prosecutors added new particulars to their indictment in opposition to Diddy, accusing him of intercourse trafficking a minimum of three girls 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 mentioned the conspiracy started in 2008.
The refreshed indictment additionally acknowledged that there are a minimum of three feminine victims and listed them as “Sufferer-1,” Sufferer-2″ and “Sufferer-3,” in accordance with courtroom paperwork considered by International Information.
Prosecutors mentioned Diddy used his “energy and status” within the leisure trade to intimidate, threaten and lure girls, usually below the pretense of a romantic relationship.
The indictment acknowledged that Diddy “abused, threatened, and coerced girls and others round him to satisfy his sexual needs, defend his repute, and conceal his conduct.”
It mentioned he subjected his victims to violence, threats of violence, threats of monetary and reputational hurt and verbal abuse. The allegations additionally declare that he “manipulated girls to take part in extremely orchestrated performances of sexual exercise with male business intercourse staff.”
In a press release, Diddy’s lawyer, Agnifilo, mentioned the submitting has “no new offenses” and claimed that the prosecutions’ concept “stays flawed.”
“The federal government has added the ridiculous concept that two of Mr. Combs’ former girlfriends weren’t girlfriends in any respect however had been prostitutes. Mr. Combs is as dedicated as ever to combating these expenses and successful at trial,” Agnifilo added.
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