{"id":6727,"date":"2025-07-03T04:42:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T04:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/diddys-lawyer-talks-verdict-during-press-conference-a-victory\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T04:42:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T04:42:58","slug":"diddys-lawyer-talks-verdict-during-press-conference-a-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/diddys-lawyer-talks-verdict-during-press-conference-a-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Diddy\u2019s Lawyer Talks Verdict During Press Conference: A ‘Victory’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tSean \u201cDiddy\u201d Combs\u2019 legal team is celebrating the rap mogul\u2019s partial acquittal on racketeering and sex-trafficking charges, saying jurors made the right decision and that the verdict is a \u201cmajor, major step in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCombs\u2019 attorney, Marc Agnifilo<\/strong>, made the statement during a press conference Wednesday evening (July 2) outside the federal courthouse in Manhattan, where a jury cleared the rapper earlier in the day of the most serious counts he faced. Combs was convicted only of interstate prostitution, which carries a much shorter potential prison term.<\/p>\n

\n\tAgnifilo said Combs is \u201cabsolutely innocent\u201d of the charges on which he was acquitted: operating a racketeering enterprise and trafficking women for marathon sex with male escorts.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThat is no longer just me saying that \u2014 that is the verdict of our jury,\u201d Agnifilo told reporters gathered outside the courthouse. \u201cToday is a victory of all victories for Sean Combs and our legal team.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe defense attorney also hinted at a possible appeal of the two prostitution counts on which Combs was found guilty, which allege that he transported girlfriends and male escorts across state lines for drug-fueled sex parties.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe are not nearly done fighting. We are just getting started,\u201d said Agnifilo. \u201cToday was a major, major step in the right direction, but we fight on and we\u2019re gonna win. We\u2019re not gonna stop until he walks out of prison a free man to his family.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tA large crowd gathered outside the courthouse after the verdict was announced earlier Wednesday. Supporters could be heard cheering for Combs\u2019 defense team during the press conference.<\/p>\n

\n\tCombs remains in custody, where he\u2019s been since his arrest 10 months ago, and will stay until his sentencing hearing. Judge Arun Subramanian rejected Combs\u2019 request for bail following Wednesday\u2019s verdict, saying the music mogul\u2019s admitted history of domestic violence makes him a danger to society.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe judge has floated an October sentencing date. Combs faces up to 20 years behind bars, though Judge Subramanian has full discretion and is unlikely to give out the maximum punishment. Court filings estimate that the U.S. Probation Department\u2019s suggested sentence will fall somewhere between two and five years of imprisonment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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