Sean Combs Subpoenaed for Miami Hotel Records

The potential federal indictment of Sean Combs appears to be gaining momentum. The disgraced mogul has been named in a subpoena requesting records from a Miami hotel. These records pertain to Combs and his ex, Daphne Joy, who shares a son with 50 Cent.

According to TMZ, the subpoena requests records dating from January 1, 2008, to the present day. This includes check-in and check-out dates, room numbers, guest preferences, room service and billing information, email and physical addresses, phone numbers, and any forms of payment used.

Marca reports that this hotel is the same location where Combs allegedly assaulted Joy. Prosecutors are also requesting the IP addresses of Diddy and any of his guests during that time period. Filed in the Southern District of New York by federal prosecutors, this subpoena is the clearest indication yet that charges could potentially be forthcoming for Combs.

Though the entertainment mogul has yet to be charged with a crime, the subpoena suggests these documents could corroborate evidence recovered during the federal government’s raid on his homes in March 2024.

In April, the Washington Post reported that it would likely take months for any developments to materialize. Michelle Simpson Tuegel, a Dallas attorney who has worked on high-profile sexual assault cases, mentioned that the feds are likely still evaluating Combs’ digital materials and information.

“When you’re dealing with someone like him who may have cellphones, multiple systems, multiple laptops, and who just conducts a lot of business and probably has a lot of communication, there’s going to be a lot of digital information,” Tuegel told the outlet.

In an April 2024 op-ed for The Guardian, Tayo Bero pointed to the November 2023 lawsuit filed by Combs’ former protegé Cassie Ventura as the focal point of the mogul’s legal troubles. That suit also contained allegations of sex trafficking.

“Combs’s most recent legal drama (as far as we, the public, know it) began back in November, when his former longtime partner, Cassie Ventura, filed a $30 million lawsuit in federal court accusing Combs of a decade-long cycle of violent sexual abuse and trafficking that started when she was just 19 years old.” Bero wrote.

Bero continued, “Combs denied the allegations and settled the suit a day later for an undisclosed amount. But then other victims – both male and female – came forward with their own disturbing allegations of systematic sexual abuse by Combs and his associates going all the way back to the 90s. And, like many of the other high-profile men entangled in #MeToo accusations, Combs’s house of cards has continued to crumble since.”

Source: TMZ, Marca, The Washington Post, The Guardian