In what could be one of the most stunning legal catastrophes in music industry history, hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is now in the cross hairs of a RICO case that attorney and legal analyst Symone Redwine insisted is a wrap.
Broadcasting from a literal storm on YouTube, Redwine didn't mince words: "Y'all, RICO is done. The RICO was established." That is not legalese, but that is a thunderclap. Either way, evidence admitted into the record is beginning to sketch a stark picture of a malevolent and powerful business edifice Redwine said was a front for organized crime.
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Citing receipts, texts, financials, etc., all if true, purport to link Diddy directly to some serious ($erious) activity, allegedly funneling through Combs Global, related outfits, etc. Think: drug deals orchestrated over text, corporate travel bookings for suspected sex workers, and discussions about payments for what Redwine says was "flour" (i.e., cocaine), all allegedly enabled by legitimate company resources.
"You sue not just Diddy but his companies, and boom, commercial liability insurance, and D&O policies kick in," Redwine said. Translation: This is no longer Diddy's to hush up from the glare. The insurance companies are the bosses now and are not here for any of that nonsense.
But arguably the most damning evidence came from a U.S. government paralegal who read in person in court transcripts of messages that prosecutors argue directly implicate Diddy. Among them: "This drug dealer taught me a valuable lesson: Tell the truth. + he doesn't take checks."
A payment of $1,200 for "flour" was made on a thread, implying that Diddy's accountant was involved. Traveling documents about women prosecutors say were carried to the place for prostitution. Requests for "15 Molly pills" were sent through his company's financial team.
Redwine was blunt: You don't have to show that the whole company is corrupt, only that people within it worked in concert to commit crimes to serve a collective purpose. And in whatever the pursuit, whether that pursuit was image control or personal indulgence, the law doesn't care. If the people involved in the operation act more or less together toward an illegal end? That's RICO, baby.
"You could be a legitimate business for 20 years," Redwine said, "but if in the last six months you are engaged in criminal activity as a group, that's RICO."
And like they say, when you think it can't get any messier, here comes Brendan Paul, rumored to be Diddy's drug mule. His recent arrest may be the final nail in the Feds' case. His part may end up binding the whole enterprise in court.
This is the unraveling of an empire in real-time, assisted by what is said to be the first round of hard, incontrovertible documentation we have seen in public. If Redwine's account pans out, Diddy will not be in hot water but may be cooked well.
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