In Los Angeles, Sean "Diddy" Combs is currently under federal investigation, as confirmed by a source acquainted with the situation to NBC News on Monday. This inquiry comes amidst a series of lawsuits filed against the rap music mogul since November.

According to the source familiar with the investigation, federal officials in Manhattan have conducted interviews with three women and a man, with three additional interviews scheduled. These interviews pertain to allegations encompassing sex trafficking, sexual assault, and involvement in the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms.

According to four law enforcement sources familiar with the matter, federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted search warrants on Monday at properties owned by Combs in Los Angeles and Miami. The sources revealed that the warrants were issued out of the Southern District of New York.

In a statement, HSI confirmed that they had undertaken "law enforcement actions" in New York as part of an ongoing investigation, in addition to operations in Los Angeles and Miami.

Representatives for the 54-year-old Combs did not provide an immediate response to NBC News' request for comment.

Following public scrutiny of Combs' conduct, news of a federal investigation emerges, prompted by allegations made by his former romantic partner, Cassie. In a lawsuit filed in New York under the New York Adult Survivors Act, Cassie, also known as Casandra Ventura, accused Combs of physical and sexual abuse over several years. This lawsuit took advantage of a one-year window provided by the act for adult victims of sexual assault to bring forward civil claims, regardless of statute of limitations.

On November 17, Cassie reached a settlement with Combs, the terms of which remain undisclosed.

Subsequently, three other women have filed lawsuits in the Southern District of New York, alleging sexual assault by Combs. Two of these women claimed they were teenagers at the time of the assaults.

Douglas Wigdor, representing Ventura and one of the Jane Does who filed suit, expressed hope that this marked the beginning of a process to hold Combs accountable for his alleged misconduct. Wigdor stated, "We will always support law enforcement when it seeks to prosecute those that have violated the law."

Combs has vehemently denied each of the sexual assault allegations, labeling them as "sickening."

In February, a producer who had worked for Combs between September 2022 and November 2023 filed a lawsuit alleging that Combs subjected him to sexual harassment, drugging, and threats over the span of more than a year. The former employee, Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones, also claimed to possess video and audio evidence implicating Combs, his staff, and others in "serious illegal activity."

Shawn Holley, an attorney representing Combs, refuted Jones' accusations, asserting that Combs' team possesses overwhelming and indisputable evidence proving the claims to be false.

While Combs has faced legal issues predating the recent lawsuits, he has seldom encountered criminal charges. In 1999, Combs pleaded guilty to assaulting a record executive and was sentenced to one day of anger management. That same year, he faced criminal possession of a weapon charges following a shooting incident at a New York nightclub.

Witnesses reported seeing Combs with a firearm at the club, but it was rapper Shyne, also known as Moses Barrow, who witnesses identified as the shooter. Combs was stopped by police while in a vehicle with his then-girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, and a gun was found in the car. While Combs was acquitted of weapons and bribery charges, Shyne was convicted of the nightclub shooting after a trial.

Following Cassie's lawsuit and subsequent allegations against Combs, he has come under intensified scrutiny. He stepped down from his role as chairman of media network Revolt, and Hulu withdrew from a planned reality series centered on his family.