by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 18 – At 4:30 pm on September 16 Inner City Press was told by its SDNY source to expect "the big once" - Sean Combs - the next day in the courtroom here.
At 10:30 pm, from SDNY News, this: "USA Damian Williams: Earlier this evening, federal agents arrested Sean Combs, based on a sealed indictment filed by the SDNY. We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time."
At US Attorney Damian Williams' press conference Inner City Press asked if his office would be seeking detention - Yes, he said. Detention memo on Patreon here.
In the run-up to the 2:30 pm hearing Combs' counsel file a bail proposal, with $50 million bond - filing on Patreon here.
In a lengthy bail hearing that Inner City Press live tweeted here, Combs was ordered detained.
On September 18, Combs lost his bail appeal, tweeted here, with next conference October 9.
More (analysis) on X for Subscribers here & Substack here
The case is USA v. Combs, 1:24-cr-542 (Carter / Tarnofsky)
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