From rico suave to just plain RICO. That’s one hell of a journey.
Last night, federal officials took rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs into custody, apparently taking him by surprise. The FBI had raided several homes connected to Combs earlier in the year, reportedly as part of an investigation into sex trafficking that multiple lawsuits against Combs might have triggered. The New York Times reports that the US Attorney will charge him with racketeering, sex trafficking, and other charges:
Sean Combs, the embattled music mogul, has been indicted on three counts of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.
In the indictment, which was unsealed on Tuesday, prosecutors in the Southern District of New York accused Mr. Combs of running a “criminal enterprise” that for years threatened, abused and coerced women, and included accusations of forced labor,…
