by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, July 30 – 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 30 Combs' lawyer Shapiro filed a 60 page motion for acquittal or a new trial, arguing among other things, "distinction between participatory sex and voyeurism is typically irrelevant in Mann Act cases. As explained, the statute’s drafters targeted pimps and traffickers who prostitute vulnerable women by offering them up to other customers, and DOJ policy since the mid-20th century has been focused on such cases (along with situations irrelevant here involving coercion or minors). But this is one of the extremely rare cases in which the statute is being applied against a paying customer—a john—rather than a pimp" - 60 page 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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