MANN ACT: Examining the law used to convict Sean “Diddy” Combs
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MANN ACT: Examining the law used to convict Sean “Diddy” Combs

ByThe Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) – Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted Wednesday of prostitution-related offenses under the federal Mann Act, an anti-sex trafficking law with a century-old history. Though he was acquitted of more serious charges, Combs was still convicted of flying people around the country, including his girlfriends and male sex workers, to engage in paid sexual encounters. Over the years,…

A-LISTERS ON TRIAL: Diddy’s trial was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases
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A-LISTERS ON TRIAL: Diddy’s trial was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases

ByThe Associated Press

New York (AP) – A New York City jury’s decision Wednesday to convict Sean “Diddy” Combs on prostitution-related offenses and acquit the music mogul on sex trafficking and racketeering charges was the latest in a line of high-profile celebrity criminal cases that garnered widespread attention.O.J. Simpson In 1995, football star and actor O.J. Simpson was acquitted of murder in…