Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ attorney Mark Geragos is in hot water again, this time embroiled in a $213 million extortion case connected to the Michael Jackson estate. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, names Geragos and alleged New Jersey mobster Frank Cascio as orchestrators of a civil extortion scheme against the Michael Jackson Company and its co-executors, John Branca and John McClain.
Geragos’ long history of legal troubles is highlighted by this latest scandal. Just last month, a jury implicated him in aiding Michael Avenatti to extort millions from Nike. His prior offenses have included being the target of multiple inquiries from the State Bar of California, notably a fraud probe in 2022 for allegedly stealing millions from Armenian genocide victims.
As controversies swirl around Geragos, his law firm partner Ben Meiseles and former Diddy attorney Kenny Meiseles have also been associated with serious allegations. In a striking incident from May 18, 2018, Jonathan Oddi, a former Diddy associate, sparked a police investigation that alleged Diddy’s involvement in drug trafficking and the use of video blackmail to maintain control over his associates.
Ben Meiseles, who once served as Diddy’s assistant, lends a troubling familial connection to the case; his father, Kenny Meiseles, faced accusations in the past for threatening a Bad Boy Entertainment executive into signing away his ownership share.
Currently licensed in California, Mark Geragos remains a controversial figure in the legal domain. Those with further information on his practices are urged to report any ethical or criminal misconduct to the appropriate authorities or the State Bar of California.
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