26 h. ago Son of 'El Chapo' expected to plead guilty to drug trafficking charges in Chicago

A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo,” is expected to plead guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges

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31 h. ago Funeral home owner accused of stashing decaying bodies expected to plead guilty in federal court

A Colorado funeral home owner accused of storing nearly 190 decomposing bodies and defrauding the government is expected to plead guilty

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38 h. ago Ghislaine Maxwell was not Jeffrey Epstein’s sole enabler. So why is she the only one in prison? | Arwa Mahdawi

This weekend, the Trump administration officially closed the file on the notorious billionaire Epstein. Maga aren’t the only ones who should be outragedGreat news, everyone! We can all stop thinking about Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged with the sex trafficking of minors in 2019 and found dead in his Manhattan jail cell shortly after, apparently of suicide. Great minds have looked into the case and discovered there is nothing more to uncover. So don’t waste your time wondering which powerful people might have been part of Epstein’s alleged trafficking operation. There’s nothing to see here – nothing at all. Case officially closed.That, in essence, was the message from the Trump administration over the weekend. On Sunday, Axios reported on a memo from Trump’s justice department and the FBI that concluded there is no evidence that Epstein was involved in blackmailing people, kept a “client list” or was murdered. Most importantly, the memo said there is no “evidence that could predica...

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40 h. ago Rightwing influencers indignant over FBI claim that Jeffrey Epstein’s client list doesn’t exist

Some have demanded that Trump fire attorney general Pam Bondi, who had earlier said client list was sitting on her deskRightwing influencers in the US who are often aligned with Donald Trump are angry that a joint justice department and FBI memo has dismissed the existence of a “client list” in the case against late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The disgraced financier killed himself in a jail cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City in 2019 while awaiting prosecution on child sex-trafficking and conspiracy charges. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Epstein jail CCTV finally released after questions raised over paedo’s ‘suicide'

Jeffrey Epstein, 66, had been awaiting trial on multiple federal charges - including sex trafficking - in Metropolitan Correctional Centre in New York when he died on August 10, 2019

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2 d. ago Why the victims of mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson died in agony: As she is found guilty, how doctors treated them with a 'virtually useless' drug... and their heartbreaking final moments

A world expert in death cap mushrooms has made bombshell revelations about Erin Patterson which show how the accused poisoner's lunch guests might have been saved.

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5 d. ago Drug dealer who stabbed neighbour to death GUILTY of manslaughter

Kevin Draper has been jailed for killing Jack O'Brien

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6 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces growing wave of civil suits as criminal trial ends

Combs remains jailed awaiting sentencing as more than 50 civil cases alleging abuse and assault move forwardAfter two months, the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs came to a close on Wednesday with a mixed verdict. The jury acquitted the 55-year-old music mogul of the most serious charges – racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking – but found him guilty on the two lesser counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.Still, this verdict marks only one chapter in Combs’s mounting legal battles. Combs, who remains incarcerated at the Metropolitan detention center in Brooklyn, is now awaiting sentencing and faces a growing number of civil lawsuits against him alleging sexual assault and abuse. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Diddy's courtroom strategy that experts are convinced led to not guilty verdict on top charges

The music mogul, 55, was acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges and only convicted of lesser prostitution-related offenses.

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6 d. ago The two legal masterstrokes pulled by Diddy's defense team...and the prosecutors' fatal mistake

The music mogul, 55, was acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges and only convicted of lesser prostitution-related offenses.

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7 d. ago For Sean 'Diddy' Combs, could a lesser conviction mean a greater public rehabilitation?

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been acquitted of the most serious sex trafficking charges against him and convicted of lesser ones

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7 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs found guilty on two of five counts as lawyers call verdict ‘great victory’

Jury finds music mogul not guilty on most serious charges but judge denies request for bailKey moments from the sex-trafficking trialSeven weeks, 34 witnesses, a media circus: inside the trialA New York Jury has found Sean “Diddy” Combs guilty of two counts and not guilty on three counts, following a closely watched seven-week federal trial marked by emotional and graphic testimony.The mixed verdict saw Combs being found not guilty of the biggest charge, racketeering conspiracy, not guilty of the sex trafficking of Casandra Ventura or the sex trafficking of “Jane”, and guilty of both the transportation to engage in prostitution related to Casandra Ventura and the transportation to engage in prostitution related to “Jane”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking but found guilty on two lesser charges – live updates

Combs faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for transportation to engage in prostitution related to Casandra Ventura and ‘Jane’Full story: Sean Combs found guilty on two of five countsKey moments from the trialSeven weeks, 34 witnesses, a media circus: inside the trialThe foreperson will now read the verdict.The jury is in the courtroom and the foreperson has given the verdict form to the court deputy. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The Latest: Diddy convicted of prostitution offenses, not guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering

Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted of prostitution-related offenses but acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop’s most celebrated figures behind bars for life

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7 d. ago Diddy verdict live: Sean Combs found not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking but convicted of prostitution charges

Shortly after returning to deliberations Wednesday morning, jurors announced they had reached a verdict, with the music mogul found guilty only of transportation to engage in prostitution

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7 d. ago Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs guilty on two charges but acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking – live updates

Combs faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for transportation to engage in prostitution related to Casandra Ventura and ‘Jane’Full story: Sean Combs found guilty on two of five countsKey moments from the trialSeven weeks, 34 witnesses, a media circus: inside the trialThe foreperson will now read the verdict.The jury is in the courtroom and the foreperson has given the verdict form to the court deputy. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Heartbreak for Cassie as Diddy is found not guilty on top charges

Cassie Ventura, the ex-girlfriend of Sean 'Diddy' Combs, watched from afar as he was sensationally found not guilty of the most serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.

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7 d. ago Bella May Culley: Pregnant British teenager tells court she was ‘forced’ to smuggle drugs into Georgia

The teenager faces charges of possession and trafficking a large amount of illegal drugs

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7 d. ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs cleared of most serious racketeering and sex trafficking charges but guilty of prostitution

Sean "Diddy" Combs was charged with racketeering conspiracy and transporting sex workers

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7 d. ago Diddy verdict live: Jury finds Sean Combs guilty of prostitution but clears him of most serious charges

Jurors in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s sex-trafficking trial had been split on racketeering conspiracy charge, but reached a decision after around an hour of deliberation on Wednesday

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