A person familiar with the indictment confirmed the legal action against the 54-year-old musical impresario, according to The New York Times; but it was not immediately clear what the charge or charges were in his indictment.
Combs was arrested by Homeland Security officials at a midtown Manhattan hotel late Monday, law enforcement sources told TMZ, and transported to the FBI’s Manhattan field office.
Authorities had planned on arresting Combs on Tuesday, ‘but something happened that caused’ federal officials to take him into custody earlier than planned, an official told the outlet.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Combs was apprehended in connection with a Southern District of New York-issued sealed indictment, according to TMZ. Federal officials had been searching the room in which they apprehended Combs, according to TMZ, citing ‘unconfirmed reports.’
Diddy’s attorney Marc Agnifilo released a statement to DailyMail.com which read in parts: ‘We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
‘Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children, and working to uplift the Black community’.
