Federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement officers searched two properties owned by rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs in Los Angeles and Miami on Monday as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation by federal authorities in New York, two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. It is unclear whether Combs was the target of the probe. The officials were not authorized to speak publicly about the inquiry and talked to the AP on the condition of anonymity. Homeland Security Investigations stated that it “executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners.”
A spokesman for the Manhattan US Attorney’s Office declined to comment. Messages left with Combs’ lawyers and other representatives requesting comment were not immediately returned. Combs has faced many sexual assault lawsuits in recent months. In February a music producer filed a lawsuit alleging Combs coerced him to solicit prostitutes and pressured him to have sex with them. Combs’ attorney Shawn Holley has said of those allegations that “we have overwhelming, indisputable proof that his claims are complete lies.”
