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☆ Plaintiffs in 14 lawsuits call Diddy a rapist. These accusers can clinch or crash his criminal case.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Plaintiffs in 14 lawsuits call Sean Combs a rapist, including eight who sued in the past two weeks. Defense lawyers have already signaled that this will be a line of attack against "Victim-1." Related stories"There's 30 million reasons" to doubt her credibility, Combs attorney Marc Agnifilo told a judge during bail arguments last month. In court papers relating to the criminal case, defense attorneys have used the words "false" and "outright absurd" in referring to the lawsuits' allegations. Experts said Combs' defense lawyers will try to impugn the financial motives of not only any plaintiffs who take the stand in May but also their lawyers.

Persons: Sean Combs, Combs, —, Sean, Diddy, Michael Farkas, Farkas, Cassandra, Cassie, Ventura, Douglas Wigdor, Marc Agnifilo, Stacey Richman, Jay, Lil Wayne, Richman, Jane Doe, Tony Buzbee, Michael Bachner, Bachner, Rodney, Rod, Jones, Tyrone Blackburn, Blackburn, Liza Gardner, Adria, Buzbee Organizations: Service, New, Defense, Buzbee, US, VMA, UMG, Motown Records, Universal Music Group, New York Locations: New York, Bronx, Manhattan, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Alabama, Houston, Brooklyn

One accuses Combs of raping a 13-year-old girl at an after-party following the 2000 VMAs. In one of the lawsuits, filed in the Southern District of New York, a woman is accusing the hip-hop mogul of drugging and raping her when she was 13 while at an after-party following the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. Those celebrities are only identified in the lawsuit as "Celebrity A" and "Celebrity B." Combs' attorneys have consistently denied any accusations of sexual assault. "After the male celebrity finished, Combs then vaginally raped Plaintiff while the Celebrity A and Celebrity B watched," the lawsuit alleges.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, —, Jane Doe, Tony Buzbee, Curis, Sean Jean, Buzbee, Buzbee's, Jane, John, Plaintiff, Marlon, Shawn Wayans, Tim Commerford, Limp Bizkit, Jennifer Lopez, Mr Organizations: Service, of, Alabama, Radio City Music Hall, Business, New, Forbes Locations: Texas, Southern, of New York, New York City, New York, Manhattan, Brooklyn

☆ What's next in Diddy sex-trafficking case: possible gun and drug charges, a gag order, and a bail decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

In the coming days, their efforts may yield a new indictment, a gag order, and a bail decision. Federal prosecutors have signaled they are looking at weapons and drug charges. Combs' indictment alleges he gave ecstasy, ketamine, GHB, and other so-called party drugs to his victims "to keep them obedient and compliant." Federal prosecutors say this is one of three AR-15 rifles with defaced serial numbers seized from Combs' residences in March. They have yet to file a response to Combs' bail appeal.

Persons: Sean Combs isn't, —, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Here's what's, Emily Anne Johnson, Johnson, Arun Subramanian, Marc Agnifilo, Agnifilo, Cassandra, Cassie, Ventura, preemptively Organizations: Service, Manhattan, US, Office, Southern District of New York, Southern District of New York Prosecutors, Bad Boy Records, Combs, Prosecutors, of Homeland Security, TMZ, Intercontinental, CNN Locations: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Miami ., Southern District, Los, Florida, Miami, LA

☆ Trump tries once again to get NY hush-money case moved to federal court on immunity grounds
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Lawyers for Trump on Monday night again sought to move his hush-money case to federal court. An appellate brief reprises arguments from two failed attempts to move the case out of state court. AdvertisementLawyers for former President Donald Trump have filed a 99-page appellate brief seeking again to transfer his hush-money case to federal court. Trump's first attempt at what is called "removal" to federal court was made in May during his Manhattan trial. On Monday, Trump attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove reprised their May and August arguments in appealing Hellerstein's decision, calling the hush-money case "an unprecedented and baseless prosecution."

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Trump's, Trump, Alvin K, Hellerstein, tersely, Todd Blanche, Emil Bove, Stormy Daniels, Read Organizations: Trump, Service, Hellerstein, Trump Organization Locations: Manhattan, New

☆ Macy's accused in lawsuit of covering up 2008 sexual attack by Sean 'Diddy' Combs in Herald Square flagship store
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

One alleges Combs orally raped a worker for rival brand Ecko at the Macy's flagship store in 2008. The suit alleges Macy's covered up the attack due to a multimillion-dollar deal with Sean John. AdvertisementMacy's covered up a violent 2008 sexual attack by Sean "Diddy" Combs at its flagship Herald Square, Manhattan store to protect a "multi-million-dollar" deal with Combs' clothing brand, Sean John, a new lawsuit alleges. AdvertisementThe plaintiff said he worked for Ecko, a rival clothing company to Combs' Sean John brand that was also carried by Macy's. AdvertisementThe Sean John brand, founded in 1998, appears now to be defunct.

Persons: Combs, Macy's, Sean John, —, Sean, Diddy, John Doe, Sean Combs, Cassie Ventura, Terry Lundgren, Ilya S, Sean John Clothing, Ecko, Lundgren, WWD Organizations: Service, Herald, Ecko, Business, Curis, Macy's Locations: Manhattan, Ohio, Texas

☆ TikTok knew its algorithm harmed kids, accidentally revealed internal documents show
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Kenneth Niemeyer | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Internal research accidentally revealed this week indicates TikTok knew its algorithm was harmful. Lawyers for children harmed by social media say the apps have long known they are hurting kids. According to NPR, TikTok's internal documents show officials at parent company ByteDance discussing internal studies that show the app can harm children. According to NPR, the unredacted internal documents show that TikTok touted its tools for limiting teens' screen time despite knowing from its own research that these features had "little impact." Matthew Bergman, a founding attorney of the Social Media Victims Law Center, which represents over 3,000 plaintiffs in cases of adolescents harmed by social media, told BI that the unsealed information is "certainly consistent with what we're seeing" across TikTok and other social media.

Persons: TikTok, —, Adam Wandt, John Jay, Wandt, Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy, Conroy, it's, Matthew Bergman, Bergman Organizations: Service, Kentucky Public Radio, NPR, John, John Jay College of Criminal, Social Media, Law Center

☆ Judge to gag Diddy lawyers and feds after courtroom argument about 'racist prosecution'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A judge said he'd impose a gag order on the lawyers in Sean "Diddy" Combs' sex-trafficking case. AdvertisementThe judge overseeing Sean "Diddy" Combs' criminal sex-trafficking case said he plans to impose a gag order on its lawyers after a heated courtroom argument over a defense attorney's remarks that the prosecution is "racist." Advertisement"Our investigation is very much ongoing, and there is a possibility that there could be a superseding indictment that could affect the length of the trial," Johnson said. Ahead of trial, Combs has been incarcerated in the Metropolitan Detention Center, a notorious federal jail in Brooklyn. Advertisement"That material is important for our case," Johnson said.

Persons: he'd, Sean, Diddy, Combs, they're, —, Arun Subramanian, Marc Agnifilo's, Emily Johnson, Johnson, Agnifilo, baselessly, Damian Williams, Subramanian, he'll, Cassandra Ventura, Ventura, Alexandra Shapiro, Sam Bankman, Anthony Ricco, Anna Estevao, Gloria Allred, Thalia Graves, Allred, Emily Anne Johnson, haven't Organizations: feds, Service, TMZ, Southern, of, Prosecutors, Metropolitan Detention Locations: Manhattan, of New York, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Combs ' Manhattan, Miami, Florida

☆ Diddy accuses federal officials of leaking material in his sex-trafficking case
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs condemned government "leaks" relating to his sex-trafficking case. He seeks "a hearing and other remedies" from what he calls prejudicial leaks by DHS agents. Combs attorneys Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos made the allegations in the filing to the federal judge in Manhattan now assigned to the case. Agents deployed "military-style armored vehicles, with scores of heavily armed agents in full combat gear," according to the Combs filing. Wednesday's letter also alerts the judge that the parties intend to discuss on Thursday what federal prosecutors called the "voluminous" evidence in the case.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, —, Marc Agnifilo, Teny Geragos, Mr, Cassie Ventura, Donald Trump's Manhattan, Barron's, Trump, Mitzi Steiner, Steiner, Arun Subramanian, Subramanian, Prosecutors Organizations: DHS, Service, Miami, Department of Homeland Security, Security, Department of Justice's, DOJ, US Attorney's, US, Homeland Security Investigations, New York Post, LA, CNN, Intercontinental Hotel, Office, Ventura Locations: Manhattan, Los Angeles, Miami, Donbas, Brooklyn

☆ Diddy to accuse DOJ of grand jury 'leaks' in sex-trafficking case
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The issue may be argued at Combs' next court date, scheduled for Thursday in Manhattan. Combs will seek "a hearing and other remedies" from what he calls prejudicial grand jury leaks. AdvertisementLawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs alleged Wednesday that unauthorized grand jury leaks have prejudiced his sex-trafficking case. The two-page letter says Combs will ask on Thursday that a trial date be set in April or May 2025. Wednesday's letter also alerts the judge that the parties intend to discuss on Thursday what federal prosecutors called the "voluminous" evidence in the case.

Persons: Combs, —, Sean, Diddy, Marc Agnifilo, Teny Geragos, Arun Subramanian, Subramanian Organizations: Service, US Locations: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Miami

☆ Diddy files bail appeal, saying he's no Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, or Keith Raniere
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Lawyers for Sean Combs filed his bail appeal on Tuesday night. AdvertisementLawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs filed his bail appeal on Tuesday night — citing Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere as examples of sex offenders whose denials of bail were clearly explained and justified, unlike his own. In US v Epstein, US v Maxwell, and US v Raniere, "the detention orders were supported by detailed factual findings and explicit weighing of the 3142(g) factors," the appeal read. Related stories"Mr. Combs believes the evidence will show that to the extent such activities occurred, all individuals who participated were adults voluntarily engaged in consensual sex," Combs lawyers wrote Tuesday. Prosecutors will reply to Combs' appeal before a decision is made.

Persons: Sean Combs, Combs, —, Sean, Diddy, Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Keith Raniere, Epstein, Maxwell, Raniere, Cassie Ventura, Ventura, Alexandra A, Shapiro, Arun Subramanian Organizations: Service, of Appeals, Second Circuit, Maxwell, CNN, Prosecutors Locations: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Epstein, California, New York, Miami

☆ Lawyer who twice grilled Trump in NY fraud case now helps lead a 14-state war on 'addictive' TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Wallace twice grilled Trump in James' NY fraud case and also gave opening and closing statements. AdvertisementNew York Attorney General Letitia James with assistant attorneys general Andrew S. Amer, center, and Kevin C. Wallace, right. Related storiesAround-the-clock notifications disrupt their sleep, the "autoplay" feature provides an endless stream of videos, and "beauty filters" encourage young girls to "fix" their appearances, the James lawsuit alleges. AdvertisementThe TikTok lawsuit may be another of the kind of yearslong litigation marathons that James' office hasn't shied from since she first took office in 2019. The Trump fraud investigation began in 2018, and also isn't over yet.

Persons: NY AG Letitia James helms, Kevin Wallace, Wallace, Trump, —, Donald Trump, Letitia James, James, Kevin C, David, James ' Goliath, Andrew S, Amer, Brittainy Newman, TikTok, shied, Wayne LaPierre Organizations: NY AG, Service, Donald Trump , New York, Trump, Facebook, New, National Rifle Association Locations: James ', Donald Trump ,, Manhattan

☆ For white-collar prisoners who just can't disconnect, $3,000 contraband cellphones can literally fall from the sky
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

White-collar criminals who can't disconnect are spending thousands of dollars on prison cellphones. Contraband phones go for $1,000 or as little as a few hundred dollars, depending on supply, at minimum-security camps, the so-called Club Feds. The stakes are particularly high for Wilson; his office continues to prosecute a violent, 90-defendant drug ring run by imprisoned people using contraband cellphones. The bureau urges Congress to pass the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act, which would upgrade the charge of smuggling contraband cellphones into a Federal prison from a misdemeanor offense to a felony, Murphy said. White-collar criminals tend to put their contraband phones to more benign uses.

Persons: —, Craig Roth, Joseph Degregorio, Degregorio, it's, Justin Paperny, Paperny, Martha Stewart, Scotty Carper, Carper, Ron Kuby, Norm Pattis, Alex Jones, Pattis, Alan Wilson, Wilson, Donald Murphy, Osvaldo Albarati, Murphy, Christopher Carr, hadn't, Rothfeld, I've Organizations: Service, Devens, National Institute of Justice, Fed, FCC Devens, Feds, Federal Communications, of Prisons, FCC, South Carolina, AGs, Prisons, Georgia's AG Locations: New Jersey, Devens , Massachusetts, Lewisberg, Pennsylvania, Alderson , West Virginia, Leavenworth , Kansas, Sacramento , California, Leavenworth, Manhattan, Georgia

☆ Diddy now has a 3rd chance to seek bail, this time from the same judge overseeing Ticketmaster antitrust lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A new US district judge was announced Thursday in the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex-trafficking case. Judge Arun Subramanian is now in charge of Combs' case and a potential third bid for bail. Subramanian is the same Manhattan federal judge overseeing the DOJ's Ticketmaster antitrust action. AdvertisementA new federal judge has been assigned to the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex-trafficking case, and it's the same judge currently overseeing the Department of Justice antitrust case against Ticketmaster. US District Court Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr., turned Combs down on his second court appearance.

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, Arun Subramanian, Subramanian, —, Andrew L, Carter , Jr, Anthony Ricco, Ricco Organizations: Ticketmaster, Service, Department of Justice, US, DOJ Locations: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Miami

☆ Eric Adams has the SCOTUS supermajority to thank as he challenges his bribery charge
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In a court filing on Monday, Adams attorney Alex Spiro cites a groundbreaking June SCOTUS decision as reason enough to toss the bribery count. AdvertisementFederal prosecutors say Adams enjoyed nearly a decade of globe-circling Turkish Airlines trips. "I know," the feds say Adams responded when told by the staffer that Turkey saw this as "his turn" to reciprocate. (In addition to Spiro, Adams is represented by Avi Perry and William Burck. Adams has pleaded not guilty to the indictment, which also charges him with illegally accepting campaign contributions from Turkish officials and others via straw donors.

Persons: SCOTUS, Adams, —, Eric Adams, It's, Alex Spiro, Snyder, Spiro, Michel Paradis, Paradis, Brett Kavanaugh, Avi Perry, William Burck, Anthony Kennedy, Kavanaugh, Spiro didn't Organizations: New York City, Service, US, Indiana, Columbia Law School, Prosecutors, Turkish Airlines, Fox Corp, New York Times, Turkish, Justice Department Locations: New York, United States, Turkey, Turkish, Spiro, Burck

☆ Eric Adams says his lavish, Turkey-funded travels were legal 'gifts,' not bribes
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Laura Italiano | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In a court filing Monday, Eric Adams argues his bribery charge should be dismissed. The NYC mayor says it was legal for him to accept lavish travel accommodations from Turkey. AdvertisementIn a court filing Monday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams asked a federal judge in Manhattan to dismiss the bribery charge against him, arguing that the lavish travel accommodations he accepted from Turkish officials were gifts, not bribes. "The indictment does not allege that Mayor Adams agreed to perform any official act at the time that he received a benefit," Adams' motion argues. The other charges in Adams' indictment allege he knowingly sought and accepted illegal campaign contributions from corporations and foreign nationals.

Persons: Eric Adams, —, Adams, Alex Spiro, Spiro Organizations: Service, New York City, New York, Brooklyn Borough, Turkish Consulate, Turkish Locations: Turkey, New York, Manhattan, New York City, Brooklyn, Turkish

☆ Diddy's freak-off arrest would have Kim Porter 'turning over in her grave,' her ex-lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Kim Porter was too "private and classy" for that, her ex-lawyer says. But in private, Porter did call Combs "controlling," said the lawyer, Suzanne Kimberly Bracker. "She would be turning over in her grave right now," said Suzanne Kimberly Bracker, the lawyer who negotiated the $20,000-a-month in child support that Combs paid Porter for their son, Christian. Related storiesAsked if Combs was violent with Porter when Bracker was representing her, Bracker said, "No. Combs had three children with Porter and is father to seven children in all.

Persons: Kim Porter, Porter, Combs, Suzanne Kimberly Bracker, —, Sean, Diddy, Puffy, Kim, Bracker, repped Porter, Al B, Funkmaster Flex, Damon Dash, Latrell, repping Porter, J.Lo, I'd, Joe Mullin, Donald Trump, Ivana Trump, Marla Maples Organizations: Service, Business, Knicks, Times Square Locations: Manhattan, Brooklyn

☆ NY appellate judges voice serious doubts about Trump's $454M civil fraud verdict
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Trump's arguments for overturning his $454M civil fraud verdict received a warm reception Thursday. Trump attorney D. John Sauer has made this line drawing a central point of his appeal. The appeal argues that James' fraud case wrongly interfered in the decisions of "sophisticated" banks that had been happy to loan Trump money regardless of any exaggerations. Deutsche Bank relied on Trump's financial statements in loaning him $400 million to develop his Chicago skyscraper, his Washington, DC hotel, and his Miami golf resort. Advertisement"And I will stress, your honor, that this does have harm to the public and the markets," she said of Trump's persistent financial frauds.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Trump, Peter H, Moulton, Letitia James, James, John Higgitt, Judith Vale, Higgitt, Vale, Lehman, Dianne T, Renwick, John Sauer, Sauer, E, Jean Carroll, Trump's, Arthur Engoron Organizations: Trump Org, Service, New York, General's, New York's AG, Lehman Brothers, Trump, Deutsche Bank, Supreme Court, Mazars USA, New Locations: Manhattan, York, Chicago, Washington, Miami, DC

☆ Eric Adams indictment unsealed: The New York City Mayor is charged with bribery
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on on bribery and conspiracy charges. Adams is the first sitting NYC mayor to be charged in a criminal indictment. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementA federal grand jury in Manhattan has indicted New York City Mayor Eric Adams on bribery and conspiracy charges. The charges were detailed in a 57-page indictment unsealed Thursday, accusing Adams of soliciting bribes from foreign businesspeople, including a Turkish government official, to fuel his political campaigns.

Persons: Eric Adams, Adams, —, ADAMS —, New York City — Organizations: York City, Service, New, New York City, Turkish, Mayor, Business Locations: York, Manhattan, New York, New York City

☆ Trump's already massive New York civil fraud penalty has grown by $24M in interest ahead of a Thursday court showdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

(For perspective, Trump's 2016 settlements in three Trump University fraud cases totaled $25 million.) AdvertisementTrump has denied any fraud, and his lawyers argue in their appeal that the judgment is unjustified, legally flawed, and excessive. By winning his appeal, Trump would also dodge the judgment's non-monetary punishments, which are many. Winning would mean Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., and Eric Trump would no longer face being banned for two years from running Trump Org or any other business in New York state. By appealing, Trump has kept all of these fraud punishments on ice, with the exception of the Trump Org monitoring, which is ongoing.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, John Sauer, ometer, Trump, Arthur Engoron, Donald Trump's, Letitia James, Engoron, He'd, Donald Trump , Jr, Eric Trump, Read Organizations: Service, Trump, Business, Trump University, D, New, Trump Organization, Trump's, Trump Org Locations: New York, Manhattan, Trump's Manhattan

☆ Diddy's 'attack the accuser' defense could easily backfire — but it may be all he has
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Laura Italiano | Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementBut as ugly as it is, going on the attack may be Combs' only defense, former federal prosecutors told Business Insider. Related storiesThose limits are set down in a section of the federal evidence statute known as "Rule 412." AdvertisementAgnifilo also mentioned a recorded conversation in which Ventura's lawyer asked Combs' lawyer for $30 million to keep the R&B star from publishing a tell-all book about the relationship. "That conversation, I guess, didn't go so well for her and the lawyer," Agnifilo said. Attacking the accuser can backfire at trialIf a judge does allow Combs to air his blame-the-accuser defense, it may backfire before a jury.

Persons: —, Sean Combs, Cassandra, Cassie, Ventura, Marc Agnifilo, Combs, Agnifilo, he'd, Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Depp, Ephraim Savitt, Savitt, Agniflo, Diddy, — Combs, Andrew Carter, Jennifer Beidel, Sean, Jane Rosenberg, didn't, Jeff Kravitz, FilmMagic, Elizabeth Geddes, Kelly, Geddes Organizations: Service, Business, Prosecutors, Combs, FBI, Shihata, Geddes LLP Locations: Manhattan, besmirching, Dykema, Ventura, Brooklyn, Geddes

☆ Diddy's lawyers are headed back to court Wednesday to negotiate his release from jail on a $50 million bond
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewLawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs are trying again Wednesday to keep him out of jail ahead of his criminal trial, asking another federal judge to accept a $50 million bond package. Tarnofsky's decision meant Combs would be in jail ahead of his criminal trial, which has not yet been scheduled. Related storiesAngifilio stressed at the Tuesday hearing and in court documents that Combs had taken extraordinary measures to cooperate with prosecutors for months. Carter, the district court judge, may now decide whether to reconsider the terms of Comb's release and set him free pending trial. Combs or prosecutors may also appeal Carter's decision to the US Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and from there to the US Supreme Court.

Persons: —, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Robyn Tarnofsky, Tarnofsky, Andrew Carter, Sam Bankman, Kelly, Ghislaine Maxwell, Michael Cohen, Marc Agnifilo, Cassie Ventura, Ventura, Agnifilo, Angifilio, Carter Organizations: Service, Business, of Prisons, Detention, Federal, Miami, Prosecutors, Metropolitan Detention, US, Circuit, Appeals Locations: Manhattan, Brooklyn's

☆ Diddy remains jailed as judge expresses concern he could send 'coded messages' to employees
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewSean "Diddy" Combs will remain in jail after failing to convince the second federal judge in as many days to accept his $50 million bond package. Carter's decision may keep Combs confined in a notoriously violent and uncomfortable Brooklyn jail until he takes a plea or goes to trial. On Wednesday, Carter heard Comb's appeal on that decision — but agreed with Tarnofsky that Combs should remain behind bars. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have accused Combs of sex-trafficking, illegally transporting people for sex, and running a racketeering conspiracy. He said Combs could still try to use the employees at his many companies — possibly by using "coded messages" — to act on his behalf and potentially pressure witnesses.

Persons: —, Sean, Diddy, Combs, Andrew Carter, Cassandra, Cassie, Ventura, Carter, Robyn Tarnofsky, Tarnofsky, Emily Johnson, Johnson, I'm, he's, Marc Angliofo, Angliofo, Sam Bankman, Kelly, Ghislaine Maxwell, Michael Cohen, Cassie Ventura, Emma McIntyre, Agnifilo, Angifilio Organizations: Service, Business, Miami, Sage Intelligence, Records, of Prisons, Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention, Prosecutors Locations: Brooklyn, Manhattan, Ventura, Miami, Brooklyn's

☆ Sean 'Diddy' Combs arrested following grand jury indictment
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested Monday following a grand jury indictment. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementSean "Diddy" Combs was arrested in Manhattan on Monday following a grand jury indictment, his lawyer confirmed to Business Insider. "Earlier this evening, federal agents arrested Sean Combs, based on a sealed indictment filed by the SDNY," US Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement posted on X. "We expect to move to unseal the indictment in the morning and will have more to say at that time."

Persons: Sean, Diddy, Combs, —, Sean Combs, Damian Williams Organizations: DHS, Service, Business Locations: Manhattan

☆ Suspect may have staked out Trump's golf course for 12 hours before the apparent assassination attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The suspect in an apparent Trump assassination attempt has been charged with two federal gun crimes. Officials say his cell phone was in the vicinity of Trump's West Palm Beach golf club for 12 hours. Suspect Ryan Wesley Routh faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! Details on Ryan Wesley Routh's whereabouts in the half-day before he was apprehended on Sunday were released by federal prosecutors as the 58-year-old man made his first court appearance.

Persons: Trump, Ryan Wesley Routh, —, Donald Trump, Ryan Wesley Routh's Organizations: Service, Palm, Secret Service, Business Locations: Palm Beach

☆ Trump loses 'Electric Avenue' lawsuit as judge finds he has zero defense for tweeting the song
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In Trump's case, Electric Avenue was used for a commercial purpose, not for an allowable non-profit, research, or educational purpose, the judge wrote. The second factor looks at whether the copyrighted work was "creative" or "factual." The third factor weighs how much of the copyrighted work was taken for an unauthorized use. AdvertisementThe final factor asks "whether, if the challenged use becomes widespread, it will adversely affect the potential market for the copyrighted work," the judge wrote. "In this case, there is no public benefit as a result of the defendants' use of 'Electric Avenue'" the judge wrote.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Eddy Grant's, Trump, Grant, Brett Van Benthysen, Brian Caplan, Mr, Caplan, Van Benthysen, Grant's, Eddy Grant, Dan Scavino, Joe Biden feebly puttering, Pence, John G, Koeltl, Scavino Organizations: Service, Business, Trump Locations: Manhattan, Barbados

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