Author: Peter Charalambous

It was a dramatic piece of tape, and lawyers defending Sean “Diddy” Combs want the jury to view it as undercutting the core of the sex-trafficking case against the rap mogul, who could spend the rest of his life behind bars. As part of their effort to cast doubt on claims by Combs’ ex-girlfriend that […]

To build a criminal case against Sean “Diddy” Combs, federal prosecutors are employing the legal weapon once used to take down the country’s notorious organized crime families. In a sweeping indictment that accuses Combs of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, or RICO, prosecutors allege the same business empire that nearly made Combs […]

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs are again asking the judge overseeing his sex trafficking trial to declare a mistrial based on alleged prosecutorial misconduct. In a letter filed on Saturday, defense attorney Alexandra Shapiro alleged that federal prosecutors presented “demonstrably false” evidence related to the allegation that Combs dangled Bryana Bongolan — a longtime friend […]

The 20th day of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex-trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial was punctuated by a harrowing story of fear and danger, as the longtime friend of his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura testified the rap mogul attacked her for no reason in 2016, dangled her from a 17th-floor balcony and threw her into a coffee table. […]

The former personal assistant to Sean “Diddy” Combs, one day after first testifying about the abuse she said she suffered at the hands of the rap mogul now on trial, returned to the witness stand on Friday to be confronted by defense lawyers seeking to undercut her claims of abuse and rape. Digging through years […]

Warning that a series of court decisions blocking President Donald Trump’s tariffs “disrupt sensitive, ongoing negotiations with virtually every trading partner,” the Trump administration on Monday asked a federal appeals court to block an order last week that found the sweeping tariffs were “unlawful.” In a lawsuit brought by two children’s toy companies, a federal […]

A former personal assistant to Sean “Diddy” Combs told the jury for his sex-trafficking and racketeering trial that it was impossible to tell the rap mogul “no.” When Combs demanded that she work for days on end without sleep, the assistant — who testified using the pseudonym “Mia” — said she complied. When Combs shouted […]

As thousands of Harvard University students and their families gather this morning for commencement, a legal battle that could affect the school’s future is playing out a few miles away in a Boston federal courthouse. A federal judge set a hearing Thursday morning to decide whether to extend an order blocking the Trump administration from […]

Testimony Wednesday in the sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs was marked by a surprise motion for a mistrial from Combs’ defense team. The play, prompted by a reference to destroyed evidence in an arson investigation, was quickly turned back by the judge, who has kept a tight grip on the headline-grabbing trial. […]

A judge has set a Thursday hearing to address the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students — the latest salvo in what Harvard calls the administration’s “escalating campaign of retaliation” against the school. Here is a timeline of what Harvard administrators say are the Trump administration’s efforts to tighten […]