by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Aug 20 – At 4:30 pm on September 16 Inner City Press was told by its SDNY source to expect "the big one" - Sean Combs - the next day in an SDNY courtroom.
[Inner City Press published book / audio book Diddy Do It? on Sept 20 on Amazon here. Week 8 book here
On July 2 the jury came back with not guilty on RICO and sex trafficking, guilty on counts 3 and 5, transportation for prostitution. Combs' lawyer Agnifilo argued for release on bail but was denied, with a hearing on expedited sentencing on July 8.
But on July 8 Agnifilo's second letter reaffirmed October 3 for sentencing - with US summary of offense conduct due on July 11 - but not docketed as of July 29.
On July 29 Sean Combs through counsel requested release on $50 million bond, 12 page memo on Patreon here.
On July 31, after Combs moved for acquittal or a new trial, the US Attorney's Office at 11:30 pm filed an 11-page opposition, on Patreon here
On August 3 Combs replied including that "Virginia ‘Gina’ Huynh... has written a letter in support of Combs’s motion for bond, which is attached as Exhibit A [REDACTED]f any of this was true" - filing with redactions on Patreon here
On August 4 Judge Subramanian denied bail, saying Combs hadn't met the standard, order on Patreon here
Late on August 20 the US Attorney's Office filed a 58 page opposition to Combs' motion for acquittal or a new trial, arguing "when the defendant arranged for Ventura, Jane, and commercial sex workers to travel throughout the country for Freak Offs, he intended that they “engage in prostitution.” The Mann Act prohibits this very conduct. 18 U.S.C. § 2421. Occasionally filming Freak Offs does not cloak this unlawful transport with First Amendment protection" - full 58 page filing on Patreon here
more on X for Subscribers here and Substack here
The case is USA v. Combs, 1:24-cr-542 (Subramanian)
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