Federal prosecutors are once again urging a judge not to grant Sean “Diddy” Combs bail, claiming the mogul has attempted to tamper with witnesses and influence potential jurors from behind bars.

Prosecutors filed a motion late Friday in response to one filed by Combs requesting another bail hearing after he was previously denied pre-trial release by two different judges.

In the latest filing, prosecutors claim that Combs has made “relentless efforts to contact potential witnesses, including victims of his abuse who could provide powerful testimony against him.”

The Bad Boy Records founder is accused of using the phone access codes, known as PAC numbers, of other inmates to contact several people — including his sons — from jail and has made “three-way calls to contact other individuals.”

Prosecutors also allege that Combs has used a third-party communication service called ContactMeASAP to contact “unauthorized” individuals.

Several of the claims made by prosecutors in the filing are redacted. Prosecutors referenced the case of an October call between Combs and one of his adult sons as an example of his alleged efforts to contact witnesses, but the specifics of that call appear to be redacted. However, prosecutors claim the call “provides the clear inference that the defendant’s goal is to blackmail victims and witnesses either into silence or providing testimony helpful to his defense.”

Combs has also sought to shape public perception of the case from behind bars, prosecutors allege. They cite a video posted on Instagram by Combs’ son, Justin, featuring the mogul’s children singing happy birthday over the phone to their jailed father, who turned 55 on Nov. 4.

Prosecutors say Combs, from jail, “monitored the analytics” and “audience engagement — and explicitly discussed with his family how to ensure that the video had his desired effect on potential jury members in this case.”

The mogul is charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution following a federal indictment.

Combs was initially denied bail when a judge cited concerns that he could tamper with witnesses.

The indictment against Combs alleges he used his influence to orchestrate “freak offs,” which prosecutors say were highly orchestrated sex performances involving male sex workers and women who were either forced or coerced into participating.

Combs has pleaded not guilty but has been incarcerated in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn as he awaits trial.

In a Nov. 8 filing, Combs’ attorneys once again tried to have him released, albeit on very strict conditions.

The motion requesting bail claims the prosecution’s case is “thin” and cites a March 2016 video referenced in the initial indictment against the Bad Boy Records founder, in which he appears to violently assault a woman in a Los Angeles hotel.

“The video is not evidence of a coerced ‘freak off,’ but rather a minutes-long glimpse into a complex but decade-long consensual relationship between Mr. Combs and Victim 1,” the defense claims.

Combs’ lawyers proposed home detention with 24/7 security monitoring and “near-total restrictions” on Combs’ ability to contact anyone aside from his defense team.

Combs’ trial is currently scheduled for May 2025.

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