Jury sees more sex videos as prosecutors wind down case against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Closing arguments were tentatively scheduled for Thursday after what was expected to be a brief defense presentation.
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs unlikely to testify as judge says jury could get case next week
Attorney Marc Agnifilo told Judge Arun Subramanian that the defense presentation could last less than two days and not more than five, an estimate that would likely not apply if Combs testified.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer makes his ex-girlfriend read loving texts until she cries
The second day of cross-examination seemed aimed at supporting the defense position that the woman was a willing participant in the sometimes-weekly sex with male sex workers that Combs directed.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex says she joined ‘cuckold’ sex marathons to feel loved by him
Prosecutors allege Combs used violence, threats and a network of employees and associates to control and abuse women for two decades.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex says he was violent and forced a sex encounter after public apology
The woman said Combs forced her to have a “freak-off”-style sexual encounter with a male sex worker last year after chasing her around her California home, putting her in a chokehold.
A woman testifies Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gave her night terrors by dangling her from a balcony
Bryana ‘Bana’ Bongolan told jurors that Combs lifted her over the railing of a 17th-floor balcony for 10-15 seconds before pulling her back and throwing her onto patio furniture.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs paid to hide Cassie beating video because he feared career ruin, witness says
A hotel security guard testified Tuesday that the hip-hop mogul gave him a brown paper bag stuffed with $100,000 in cash in order to buy the surveillance footage
Justice Department official urges quick dismissal of criminal case against New York City mayor
A Manhattan federal declined to rule immediately, leaving in place for now charges that Adams accepted perks and illegal campaign contributions from foreign interests.
Meet Dale E. Ho, the judge weighing the future of the NYC mayor’s corruption case
Ho, an Ivy League-educated former civil rights lawyer and law professor, has shown no signs of being a rubber stamp — one way or the other.
Judge sentences Donald Trump in hush money case but declines to impose any punishment ahead of his White House return
President-elect Donald Trump was formally sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment. The outcome cements Trump’s conviction while freeing him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.
Judge will weigh holding Giuliani in contempt of court after jury’s $148 million defamation award
A federal judge is set to hear arguments Friday on whether to hold Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for continuing to spread lies about two Georgia election workers after they secured a $148 million defamation judgment against him.
Trump will be sentenced in his hush money case, days before he returns to the White House
In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene.
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO
His attorney complained that comments coming from New York’s mayor would make it tough to receive a fair trial.
Judge rejects Trump’s bid to toss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling
A judge Monday refused to throw out President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the overall future of the historic case remains unclear.
Gun found on suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO matches shell casings at scene, police say
Luigi Mangione ’s fingerprints also matched a water bottle and a snack bar wrapper that police found near the scene in midtown Manhattan, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at an unrelated news conference.
Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing charged with murder in New York
Apprehended and jailed Monday in Pennsylvania, Luigi Nicholas Mangione, 26, faced a charge of murder in Manhattan by late evening.
Rudy Giuliani draws rebuke for a courtroom outburst accusing judge in assets case of being unfair
In an angry outburst in a New York courtroom, Rudy Giuliani accused a judge Tuesday of making wrong assumptions about him as he tries to comply with an order requiring him to turn over most of his assets to two election poll workers who won a libel case against him.
New York church sues Indy-based Disciples of Christ fund over disputed loan
The church sued Indianapolis-based Disciples Church Extension Fund in a dispute over $7.3 million in loan funding. The extension fund, which is the financing arm of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination, denies the lawsuit's allegations.
Federal appeals court upholds New York’s ban on guns in sensitive places
A recent Supreme Court decision doesn’t mean New York can’t enforce laws banning firearms from “sensitive” places such as public transportation, hospitals and schools, a federal appeals court said Thursday.
UPDATE: NYC Mayor Eric Adams says he doesn’t plan to resign despite federal corruption case against him
Adams was indicted Thursday on federal charges alleging that he secured bribes from foreign nationals and illegal campaign contributions in exchange for favors that included helping Turkish officials get fire safety approvals for a new diplomatic building in the city.