Department of Homeland Security personnel raided the residences of rap mogul Sean Combs amid a plethora of allegations of sex trafficking and other offenses.
Raids were carried out in properties belonging to Combs, known professionally as Diddy, in Miami and Los Angeles. The raids were carried out on a warrant from New York, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
“Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners,” DHS said in a statement.
The Washington Examiner reached out to the DHS for further comment.
Aerial video from Fox 11 showed officers in tactical gear raiding Combs’s residence in Los Angeles and detaining several people.
Though no exact reason was given for the raids, they come as Combs is the target of several lawsuits alleging sexual abuse and sex trafficking, among other crimes. He settled one civil suit with his former girlfriend Cassie Venture out of court.
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Attorney Douglas Wigdor, the attorney for Ventura and another anonymous plaintiff, praised the raids in a statement to NBC 4 Los Angeles.
“We will always support law enforcement when it seeks to prosecute those that have violated the law,” he said, adding that, hopefully, it was the beginning of a process that “will hold Mr. Combs responsible for his depraved conduct.”
