MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Rapper Diddy’s home on Miami Beach’s exclusive Star Island was among three of the music mogul’s properties raided by federal agents Monday, law enforcement sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News and the Associated Press.
Federal agents also searched the star’s home in Los Angeles, ABC News reports.
It’s all over a federal investigation into human trafficking being led by prosecutors out of the Southern District of New York, sources said.
It’s not clear whether Combs was the target of the investigation.
“Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners,” a U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told Local 10 News via email. “We will provide further information as it becomes available.”
Video from Sky 10 showed Homeland Security Investigations agents at the scene Monday afternoon.
Sources say while the investigation has been ongoing for several months, an arrest isn’t believed to be imminent.
A spokesperson for the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan declined the AP’s request for comment.
A representative for Combs did not immediately respond to the AP’s request for comment Monday.
Diddy, whose real name is Sean Combs, has previously been accused of sex trafficking and sexual assault in lawsuits filed by multiple women. A man also filed suit in February, accusing Combs of sexually assaulting him and forcing him to have sex with prostitutes.
“We will always support law enforcement when it seeks to prosecute those that have violated the law,” Douglas Wigdor, an attorney for two of the accusers, said in a statement to ABC News on Monday. “Hopefully, this is the beginning of a process that will hold Mr. Combs responsible for his depraved conduct.”
Combs has denied any wrongdoing.
“I did not do any of the awful things being alleged,” he said in a statement after the lawsuits.
Combs is among the most influential hip-hop producers and executives of the past three decades. Formerly known as Puff Daddy, he built one of hip-hop’s biggest empires, blazing a trail with several entities attached to his famous name. He is the founder of Bad Boy Records and a three-time Grammy winner who has worked with a slew of top-tier artists including Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, Usher, Lil Kim, Faith Evans and 112.
Combs created the fashion clothing line Sean John, launched the Revolt TV channel with a focus on music, and produced the reality show “Making the Band” for MTV.