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Appeals court appears torn over Combs’ bid to overturn sentence
A U.S. appeals court appeared divided on Thursday about a bid by Sean "Diddy" Combs to overturn the hip-hop mogul's prison sentence over prostitution charges in a case that raises novel legal questions about how judges consider conduct for which a defendant has been acquitted in determining a punishment.
New prosecutor takes on Georgia election case against Trump and others
A longtime prosecutor announced he will take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others.
Judge says Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs must stay in jail until he is sentenced
Sean “Diddy” Combs can't go home from jail to await sentencing on his prostitution-related conviction, a judge said.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bail after mixed verdict clears him of top charges in sex crimes case
Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted of a prostitution-related offense but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
Defense: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs had violent outbursts, but no federal crimes occurred
The defense conceded that Sean “Diddy” Combs' violent outbursts might have warranted domestic violence charges, but not sex trafficking and racketeering counts.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ sex trafficking trial begins with jury selection
The federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop entrepreneur, began with jury selection that could last several days.
Ravenell found guilty of money laundering but not other charges; Treem acquitted
A jury convicted Baltimore defense lawyer Kenneth W. Ravenell of laundering money for a marijuana trafficking organization but acquitted him of all other charges.
Jury still deliberating in federal trial against Ravenell, Treem
Jurors deliberated for about seven hours Monday without returning a verdict in the federal trial against prominent Baltimore defense attorneys Kenneth W. Ravenell and Joshua R. Treem. It was the […]
Ravenell racketeering case heads to jury after 2 weeks of testimony
Lawyers painted the federal indictments against Kenneth W. Ravenell and Joshua R. Treem as a concerted effort to punish successful criminal defense attorneys.
‘Overreaching’? Case against Ravenell, Treem alarms lawyers as trial concludes
An overflow courtroom next to Kenneth W. Ravenell’s federal racketeering trial quietly filled with lawyers Wednesday as the case neared closing arguments. Though few observers agreed to speak to The […]
Ravenell will not testify as racketeering trial nears closing arguments
Jurors will have two weeks’ worth of dense testimony to weigh when they begin deliberating in Kenneth W. Ravenell’s federal racketeering trial later this week. They will not, however, have […]
Taking the stand in obstruction trial, Treem defends his actions
Several inaccuracies appeared in a pair of documents that Baltimore defense lawyer Joshua R. Treem prepared after meeting with a convicted drug trafficker at an Arizona jail in 2017. Treem […]
