Diddy’s Alleged Drug Mule Accepts Plea Deal With No Jail Time
Diddy‘s alleged drug mule, Brendan Paul, has accepted a plea deal offered by prosecutors that will allow him to avoid prison time.
TMZ spoke to Paul’s lawyer, Brian Bieber, on Thursday (May 16). Bieber confirmed that his consumer accepted a deal the place he would enter a drug rehabilitation program and, upon profitable completion, would have the case towards him dismissed with none prices.
“Brendan accepted the prosecutor’s offer to permit his entry into the diversion program which, after completion, the case against him will be dismissed in its entirety,” Bieber stated.
The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office confirmed that they supplied the deal to Paul, who accepted it with out problem. They additionally confirmed that the deal is a typical one for non-violent first-time offenders.
Paul is anticipated to finish this system inside six months.
Last month, Miami-Dade State Attorneys filed a cocaine-possession cost towards the 25-year-old, although they dropped one other for the possession of a managed substance.
Whereas the previous Syracuse basketball participant was not on the listening to, his lawyer Brian Bieber entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf.
Paul was arrested at an airport in Florida for possession of marijuana and cocaine final month, simply as a federal investigation into the alleged dealings of the embattled Bad Boy Records mogul started choosing up steam.
Rolling Stone initially reported that he was taken into custody at in late March. He was approached at Opa-Loka Airport by the Miami-Dade Police, who’ve been working in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security, in line with an affidavit.
A member of the family of Paul confirmed to the outlet that he had certainly been arrested, although it was unclear if it had something to do with the New York City label govt.
Paul was initially named as a “mule” in a lawsuit filed by producer Lil Rod towards Diddy again in February, which alleges that the individual in query took on the position of “acquir[ing] and distribut[ing]…drugs and guns” for the businessman.
Just a few hours after Paul’s arrest, Diddy was stopped by federal authorities at an airport in Miami. This occurred quickly after Homeland Security raided his properties throughout the United States.