It has been revealed that a major operation involving multiple federal agencies is underway at the prison housing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Prisons are among the agencies involved in the “interagency operation” being carried out at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City.
Investigators from both groups, along with several other law enforcement agencies, were seen descending on the Brooklyn prison on Monday morning, as it has faced scrutiny lately for incidents of violence.
A later statement from the Bureau of Prisons attempted to explain the operation, saying it is “designed to achieve our shared goal of maintaining a safe environment for both our employees and the incarcerated individuals housed at (the facility).”
The office added that there is no active threat, following incidents of violence and death. In addition to Diddy, the jail houses R. Kelly and Sam Bankman-Fried, and previous tenants include Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
A major operation is currently underway at the Metropolitan Detention Center involving federal agencies such as the DEA and the FBI. The Brooklyn Jail is seen here in 2019.
Diddy, seen here in a court sketch from Oct. 10, was jailed there last month. For the most part, it is used as a post-arrest detention site for those awaiting federal trial.
Other agencies involved included the US Department of Justice, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, the DEA, the FBI, the NYPD and the US Border Patrol. ., the statement revealed.
“The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General and the Federal Bureau of Prisons and other… agencies are conducting a pre-planned joint operation to improve the safe environment for employees and incarcerated individuals,” he said.
Broadcast shortly before 9 a.m., observers witnessed officers arriving at the facility, which holds around 1,200 detainees.
For the most part, it is used as a post-arrest detention site for those awaiting trial in the city’s federal courts, as is the case for rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.
His criminal trial is scheduled for May, where he will face allegations that he abused, threatened and coerced women and several other people as part of an intricate extortion conspiracy.
Other allegations leveled at the rapper, whose real name is Sean Combs, include sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice, all of which were launched after a lengthy investigation.
He’s been there for just a month, around the time the feds charged nine other inmates in connection with a series of attacks that had plagued the jail from April through August.
Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs 0, is one of the approximately 1,200 inmates locked up at the famous facility.
The facility has had numerous cases of inmate deaths and violence over the years and is run by the Bureau of Prisons.
The agency said the operation was “pre-planned” and that there is currently no active threat. It comes amid a series of negative incidents and reports outside the facility, which is the only federal prison in the five boroughs.
News of the indictments brought conditions at the jail to light, as it remains the only federal prison in the five counties.
Since then there have been reports of horrific conditions, rampant violence and several deaths, including those involving two inmates stabbed to death and another impaled in the spine with a makeshift ice pick.
While such incidents occur, prison expert Larry Levine told DailyMail.com last week that Diddy is receiving daily visits from a psychiatric team for his mental health, as he will be stuck there for at least another seven months, mostly in solitary.
“He’s not actually on suicide watch, but my inside source tells me that someone comes to visit him several times a day, you know, to make sure he’s okay,” Levine said on Friday’s episode of The Trial of Diddy.
He added: “Someone from the psychology department comes to visit him, so it’s like a game they play with the inmates.” Remember, he is not playing chess. He is alone in a cell.
Such is the case of FTX founder Bankman-Fried and fellow rapper Kelly, who are in the midst of sentences lasting more than 20 years.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and fellow rapper R. Kelly are also incarcerated there, both in the midst of gargantuan sentences lasting at least 20 years.
Diddy could face an even worse fate next spring, as the racketeering charge against him carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Diddy could face an even worse fate next spring, as the racketeering charge against him carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.
The charge of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion also carries a sentence of life in prison, while a charge of transportation for the purpose of prostitution carries a maximum of 10 years.
The case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Civil Rights Unit, along with U.S. Attorneys Meredith Foster, Emily A. Johnson, Christy Slavik, Madison Reddick Smyser, and Mitzi Steiner.
Meanwhile, Combs’ attorneys are still trying to get him out of jail and filed an appeal with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court after two judges refused to release him on bond. The matter will be discussed at a hearing on November 4.
“He has a solitary existence,” Levine said of Combs. “He’s got a target on his back and you know… it’s a fact that he has too much on too many people.”
“Someone is going to have to get him out and it won’t be the inmates who are there because they can’t get to him.”