HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Maui Police Chief John Pelletier is fiercely denying allegations that he was involved in a cover up linked to Sean “Diddy” Combs.

In a nearly 90 page civil lawsuit filed by Ashley Parham and two unnamed individuals, Pelletier is accused of being hired as security for Combs in 2018.

The suit claims that Pelletier, who at the time was a Las Vegas police captain, posed as a Sheriff deputy in California and responded to an alleged gang rape involving Combs.

The alleged victim claims that Pelletier instructed her to go home and offered no help or medical care.

The woman claims Pelletier gave an envelope to a neighbor, which she believed to be full of cash.

She claims Pelletier later took her and another plaintiff at gunpoint to his home, restrained them, refused to let them call an attorney and made various moves to cover up the kidnapping.

The Maui Police department said in a statement:

“Chief Pelletier has no connections whatsoever to any individuals named in the lawsuit. The allegations suggesting his involvement are entirely unfounded. We are confident that the evidence will demonstrate these claims to be false and will expose those who are deliberately trying to manipulate the legal system to spread misleading narratives.

“In 2018, while serving as a Captain in Las Vegas, Chief Pelletier was honored by the Rape Crisis Center for his exceptional leadership and commitment to community safety, specifically through his role as a champion of the Stay S.A.F.E. program dedicated to sexual assault prevention.

“These baseless allegations not only harm Chief Pelletier but also show a lack of respect for victims of abuse, whose voices deserve to be heard and supported with compassion and integrity.”

In a statement, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen requested that the Maui County Police Commission put Pelletier on administrative leave while the investigation remains ongoing.

The statement reads the following.

“On March 7, 2025, and was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in the case of Ashley Parham v. Sean Combs (Case No. 3:24-cv-07191-RFL).

“This amendment includes multiple new defendants, one of whom is Maui Police Chief John Pelletier.

“The original complaint, filed on October 15, 2024, did not name Chief Pelletier.

“While the allegations in the amended complaint remain unproven, they are serious in nature and involve claims of alleged criminal conduct.

“As with any such legal matter, due process must be observed, but the existence of these allegations alone presents concerns regarding public trust and the effective functioning of the department.

“There is precedent within the County of Maui government for placing appointed officials on leave while allegations against them are investigated.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/03/11/maui-police-chief-named-sean-diddy-combs-lawsuit-alleged-co-conspirator/

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An ex-JPMorgan Chase executive testified in London court that Jeffrey Epstein knew more about what was going on at the top levels of the bank than he did.

Jes Staley — who went on to become chief executive of Barclays following his stint at JPMorgan — claimed that Epstein, the convicted child sex offender and disgraced financier who died in prison in 2019, had a “remarkable ability” to gather Wall Street intel, according to a Bloomberg report.

“Mr. Epstein was also well connected within the upper levels of JPMorgan itself,” Staley said during his second day in the witness box as he appealed a proposed ban and $2.3 million fine from London’s financial regulatory agency.

“He seemed to be aware of things relating to the bank, that I was not aware of,” Staley added.

Staley – who is attempting to overturn a lifetime ban that the Financial Conduct Authority announced in 2023 – acknowledged his relationship with Epstein went beyond work.

“It was founded on a business relationship,” the former Barclays boss said. “He became a friend.”

He said Epstein told him about his own departure from JPMorgan before he even knew about it.

“The bank was more important to him than the other way around,” Staley said.

JPMorgan Chase officials didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

In 2000, JPMorgan’s then-chief executive Douglas “Sandy” Warner told Staley he should get to know Epstein, Staley claimed in his witness statement.

“Sandy Warner recommended that I should become acquainted with Mr. Epstein because he was an exceptionally well connected man who could help me, in my capacity at JPM, to form business relationships with influential and other well connected individuals,” he said.

But the FCA said that JPMorgan, Staley’s employer for more than 30 years, told British regulators days before they launched their investigation that it believed Staley might have been involved in Epstein’s crimes.

The major Wall Street firm told the FCA that it had information that “indicated involvement of Mr. Staley in criminal activity related to Mr. Epstein’s trafficking convictions,” according to Mark Steward, the agency’s former head of enforcement.

Mary Erdoes, chief executive of JPMorgan’s asset and wealth management division, had desperately sought Epstein’s help as the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme slammed the bank’s clients in 2008, according to court documents filed by the US Virgin Islands in its 2023 suit against JPMorgan, which has been settled.

Erdoes emailed Staley and asked him to call Epstein – who had pleaded guilty to charges of soliciting prostitution from a minor just six months earlier, according to the documents.

Erdoes terminated JPMorgan’s banking relationship with Epstein in 2013, six months after Staley left the bank.

Staley said he believed Erdoes cut ties with Epstein because he had been withdrawing large amounts of cash.

https://nypost.com/2025/03/11/business/ex-jpmorgan-banker-jes-staley-claims-jeffrey-epstein-knew-more-about-upper-levels-of-bank-than-he-did/

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massie's vote is meaningless, just like all of the bravado he spewed