Diddy
Ex-Lawyer Give up Over Protection Technique Battle
Revealed
Diddy has one much less lawyer preventing for him heading into his federal trial, as a result of his authorized group could not get on the identical web page relating to the perfect protection for him … TMZ has discovered.
Sources with direct information of Anthony Ricco‘s exit from Diddy’s camp inform us there had been an influence battle occurring between lead lawyer Marc Agnifilo and him for a number of months, and it lastly got here to a head.
As we reported, Ricco shook up Diddy’s group Friday morning by informing the decide he might now not “effectively” defend his shopper — however his submitting lacked element about why he was leaping ship.
We’re advised the battle inside group Diddy centered across the intercourse trafficking allegations, and there was disagreement on tips on how to deal with that a part of the federal indictment after they go to trial.
For his half, Agnifilo has repeatedly denied the trafficking cost, and as an alternative says the so-called freak offs at all times concerned consensual intercourse between Diddy, a girlfriend and a 3rd social gathering. As we reported, Agnifilo filed a movement to dismiss depend 3 of the indictment, which is all in regards to the Mann Act … the transportation of people to “engage in prostitution.”
Our sources say Ricco grew annoyed when his efforts to talk on to Diddy about authorized methods have been thwarted by co-counsel, and that is why he felt he could not correctly defend the hip hop mogul.
We’re additionally advised Ricco strongly believed they would not be able to go to trial by Could 5 — the scheduled begin date — and thought they need to ask the decide for extra time. His co-counsel strongly disagreed, push got here to shove and Ricco peace’d out.
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Our sources linked to Diddy advised us Ricco’s departure is way ado about nothing, saying lead protection attorneys Agnifilo and Teny Geragos have been rock strong for nearly a 12 months now.
We reached out to Diddy’s reps for remark, however no phrase again but.
Agnifilo made it clear in TMZ’s “Downfall of Diddy” documentary, he needs to go to trial “as soon as possible” — and, in at present’s submitting, Ricco advised the decide his departure wouldn’t delay Diddy’s protection.
