Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team confirmed that the hip-hop mogul “accessed other inmates’ phone codes” while at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. That admission came after prosecutors said Combs tried to get away with the crime while in prison.
However, prosecutors, AllHipHop reports, allege that the 55-year-old music executive attempted to evade law enforcement surveillance and falsified witness statements. illegally.
Diddy’s attorney, Alexandra A.E. Shapiro, made this argument in court filings Thursday, saying the use of other inmates’ and other people’s Telephone Access Cards (PACs) is a common practice. common, fully documented at the facility, and of no value. obstruction of justice.
In a filing with Judge Arun Subramanian, Shapiro further argued that using other inmates’ PAC numbers is also “common practice” at MDC and “is not an obstruction.”
“Inmates regularly share their calling minutes with other inmates and they are limited to 15 minutes per call and one call per hour.”
Shapiro also asserted that the government has not proven that conversations conducted using various inmates’ PACs were any different than conversations using Combs’ own number. She argued that conditions at MDC hampered Diddy’s ability to mount a meaningful defense.
“If anything, the fact that Mr. Combs needed to use the shared minutes demonstrates that conditions at MDC did not permit adequate defense preparations,” Shapiro stated.
“While this is not technically permitted by BOP policy, the BOP effectively sanctions this behavior and all calls are monitored.”
There is an approval process that occurs after inmates submit contact lists, and inmates cannot share access codes for their phones, the BOP said.
According to BOP guidelines, prisoners should not have access codes to another prisoner’s phone and must report immediately if someone is able to access their codes.
Diddy is also facing serious charges, pending trial related to sex trafficking, racketeering and transporting prostitutes.
He pleaded not guilty to all charges. Friday will be the fifth time he has sought bail before the court.
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