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(NewsNation) — Prosecutors volition participate their final stretch successful the national transgression lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs connected Wednesday arsenic the authorities is expected to telephone his erstwhile adjunct and alleged “drug mule" to the stand.
Brendan Paul worked for Combs for respective years and was named successful civil suits against his erstwhile boss.
In 1 of the suits, Paul was referred to arsenic Combs’ “mule” and accused of procuring, transporting and distributing ecstasy, cocaine, ketamine, marijuana and mushrooms by packing the substances successful his carry-on luggage and going done TSA.
Paul concisely appeared successful tribunal Tuesday to invoke his Fifth Amendment close against self-incrimination. He was fixed an immunity order, which volition insulate him from prosecution arsenic agelong arsenic helium is truthful connected the stand.
Brendan Paul, who was accused of moving drugs for euphony mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, has agreed to a plea woody to debar prison. (Photo credit: Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department)Paul is besides a erstwhile Syracuse University hoops player.
Court ended Tuesday with the grounds of a national cause who spoke to evidence, including edifice receipts and substance messages detailing “Freak Offs” allegedly conducted by Combs. U.S. Attorney’s Office Special Agent DeLeassa Penland constructed a timeline of immoderate of the intersexual events allegedly orchestrated by Combs.
The authorities is nearing the extremity of its six-week case against Combs. Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey told Judge Arun Subramanian that the prosecution would remainder arsenic aboriginal arsenic Wednesday and nary aboriginal than Friday morning.
The tribunal volition not beryllium successful league connected Thursday successful observance of the Juneteenth holiday.
The rapper’s defence squad said their lawsuit would instrumentality betwixt 2 and 5 proceedings days, a overmuch little estimation than the multiweek presumption they antecedently anticipated.
Their timeline makes it astir definite Combs volition not instrumentality the stand, fixed the magnitude of the testimonies of his 2 ex-partners. Casandra “Cassie” Ventura and different accuser nether the pseudonym “Jane” took astatine slightest 2 weeks to testify.
Subramanian scolded lawyers connected some the defence and prosecution Tuesday for a leak to an unidentified media outlet regarding a juror.
He informed the counselors that aboriginal leaks could person perchance superior consequences, specified arsenic seized phones, grounds nether oath and contempt charges.
