Federal agents allegedly raided Sean “Diddy” Combs’s jail cell and seized attorney-client privileged materials, his lawyer claims.
Marc Agnifilo, the rapper’s attorney, said he learned Friday that prosecutors allegedly obtained sensitive defense notes from Combs’s cell at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, according to legal documents obtained by TMZ. The seized materials include information about defense witnesses and strategies prepared for Combs’s upcoming May trial, Agnifilo claims.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 24: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Sean “Diddy” Combs performs onstage during the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 24, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)Agnifilo condemned the federal agents in the court filing, calling the alleged search and seizure “outrageous government conduct amounting to a substantive due process violation,” the outlet reported.
The attorney claimed that federal agents admitted to possessing the notes allegedly taken from Combs’s cell, arguing the alleged search violated the rapper’s Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights.
Combs’s legal team also said the notes were handed over to trial prosecutors and may have been used in a legal filing aimed at keeping Combs in custody, the outlet reported.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER 24: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Sean “Diddy” Combs performs onstage during the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 24, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
Agnifilo has requested an immediate hearing to address the matter, demanding accountability from federal agents regarding who authorized the alleged search of Combs’s prison cell, who decided which materials to confiscate and who passed the allegedly seized items to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
He also seeks to identify who allegedly provided the materials to the trial prosecutors and who allegedly made the decision to withhold the seizure’s details from Combs, including what exactly was taken, the outlet reported. (RELATED: Fans Call Out To ‘Free Diddy’ After Mogul’s Son Appears To Take Over His Instagram Page)
This article was originally published at dailycaller.com
