This case *may* prove to be as culturally significant as the Epstein/Maxwell cases. We'll see.
The opening paragraph pulls no punches. It accuses Combs of setting up and operating a huge, multi-faceted criminal enterprise that provided him victims, money, protected his reputation, concealed his behaviors, etc.
This indictment extends to and impacts Combs' many businesses, all of which are complicit in enabling and/or concealing Combs many alleged crimes.
This includes the labels Bad Boy, Combs Enterprises, Combs Global, his record labels, adult bev company, media assets, etc.
Combs displayed a "persistent and pervasive pattern of abuse toward women and other individuals."
Combs forced people into sex work, drugging them, threatening their finances, their careers, and using violence if need be in order to "ensure participation."
Incidents of abuse involving Combs date back decades, and it appears prosecutors have some witnesses to these 2009 and 2016 incidents.
Yeah, I think there will be more charges and more indictments soon.
The Combs Enterprise.
Purposes of the Combs Enterprise
-Operating a global business
-Enriching members and associates
-Preserving, protecting, promoting, and enhancing the power, reputation, and brand of Sean Combs AS AN ENTERTAINER
-Preserving, protecting, promoting, and enhancing the power, reputation, and brand of Sean Combs THROUGH VIOLENCE, COERCION, ETC.
-Providing Combs with abuse victims
-Enabling Combs and others to engage in various unlawful acts
-Securing loyalty
-Protecting Combs Enterprise from Law Enforcement
Means and Methods
"Freak Offs"
"In or about March 2024, during searches of COMBS' residences in Miami, Florida and Los Angeles, California, law enforcement seized various Freak Off supplies, including narcotics and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant."
What a monster.
Firearms were seized as well. We might see more charges for those.
More details of Combs and associates using violence, threats, bribes, etc to protect their enterprise and keep the abuse going.
If the allegations are true, what a monster. What an absolute monster.
Obviously this is all very Epstein/Maxwell-like, but in the Hollywood/Music Industry context. This is going to be a HUGE case, maybe trial, and will have a massive cultural impact.
The Racketeering Conspiracy
Whoa, the indictment alleges multiple acts of:
Kidnapping, arson, bribery, witness tampering, forced labor, sex trafficking, transport of a prostitute, illegal sex acts, narcotics offenses, and ofc conspiracy to commit racketeering.
He didn't do all that alone.
All of the above was the intro and Count One-Racketeering.
Next is Count Two-Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion (Victim-1)
Wonder how many victims will eventually be brought forward?
Count Three-Transport to Engage in Prostitution
Forfeiture.
I've seen recent reports that Combs and his empire of businesses and assets are valued somewhere north of $800mil. Fox reported in April of this year that he may be worth over $1bil.
Discovery has begun to flow as Judge Nachmanoff issued an order setting deadlines and the appointment of a CISO.
Rule 16 material is due to be turned over today.
The first piece of discovery, a single page, was produced to the defense at the end of last week.
Filings indicate it perhaps had to do with the appointment of Halligan and/or the identities of PERSON 1 and PERSON 3. While many of us are confident that PERSON 1 is Hillary Clinton (and PERSON 2 would be Donald Trump), the identity of PERSON 3 is up for debate.
Defense counsel intends to file motions to disqualify Halligan, and that motion would be due by October 20th.
"President Donald Trump has tapped a career government attorney who worked behind the scenes for years to root out misconduct in federal law enforcement to serve as the Justice Department’s next internal watchdog.
The White House on Friday named Don R. Berthiaume to serve as the department’s acting inspector general, a high-profile position that oversees internal investigations into fraud, waste and abuse in the department and its component agencies, including the FBI and the Bureau of Prisons."
Berthiaume spent 10yrs at DOJ IG and worked some notable cases.
Horowitz will move to the Federal Reserve Board’s Office of Inspector General.
Unless both parties and the court have a time machine available, I think they will have to file motions asking for a new order, one that sets it for the next available January 5th.
"Federal prosecutors are expected to seek an indictment of former FBI Director James Comey in the coming days, after the top prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia — who opposed bringing charges — recently resigned under pressure from President Donald Trump, three sources familiar with the matter told MSNBC.
Prosecutors are rushing against the clock, before the statute of limitations involving one charge believed to be central to the case expires within the week."
"Earlier this week, prosecutors presented Lindsey Halligan -- Trump’s former personal attorney whom he appointed to lead the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia -- with a detailed memo recommending that she decline to bring perjury and obstruction charges against Comey, the sources familiar with the memo said.
A monthslong investigation into Comey by DOJ prosecutors failed to establish probable cause of a crime -- meaning that not only would they be unable to secure a conviction of Comey by proving the claims beyond a reasonable doubt, but that they couldn’t reach a significantly lower standard to secure an indictment, the sources said."
"Career prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia investigated Mr. Comey and informed Mr. Trump’s political appointees at the Justice Department that there was insufficient evidence to obtain a conviction, according to several people briefed on those discussions."
I just finished reviewing updates from today. Good stuff.
Leaving a palm print is great and maybe they got DNA (huge!).
Hitting the grass hard left an identifiable shoe print (Converse), nice!
And we learned earlier they know both the route the shooter took through the neighborhood and back. THAT can lead to finding the transportation the shooter used. From there they can track via traffic cams, plate readers, and of course cameras on homes and businesses.
And they have the weapon used. DNA can be lifted from that plus finger prints, palm prints, arm prints, track purchases of the gun, scope, ammo, etc.
This is not a pro shooter or “hit” as some knuckleheads and disinfo clowns are spreading. This guy left the same way he came in, left foot prints, hand prints, the weapon, his DNA, his face on multiple cameras, etc.
Pros do not leave these behind.
Ignore the disinformation, the dumbasses, and black pillers.
Focus on the positives and on being the light and good in the world.
Pray for the Kirks, Law Enforcement, and our Nation.
BTW: I don't fault anyone for initially wondering if a professional was behind the rifle; that's fair enough. Just like people wondered if it was a trans activist. There was no evidence either way initially.
But the clues that it wasn't a pro have been present since the moment it happened.
You could tell by the sound, number one.
A pro would have used a suppressor.
Second, a pro would NOT have been that close, and the sound bouncing around the buildings gave away that the shooter was very close.
There are many accounts, usual suspects I'd say, who immediately jumped to narratives of it being a professional, it being a false flag, etc etc.
This is all so they can get clicks and views and build a bridge from the event to a conspiracy that blames the Jews or blames the CIA or whatever bogeyman they happen to prefer. The same thing happens every time (Baltimore Bridge, Butler PA, Rudy car accident, etc).
THOSE are the disinfo clowns and knuckleheads I am referring to.
Also, if you want to penalize people burning flags, any flag, just enforce laws and ordinances already on the books against burning anything on public property without a permit.