Sean Combs Argues He’s Facing a Mann Act Charge Because of His Race
The music mogul’s lawyers filed a motion to dismiss a sex-trafficking charge, saying that the law involved has “racist origins.”
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers slam feds for using 'racist' law 'used to target Black men'
Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Among the several federal charges against Combs is a violation of the Mann Act, officially known as the White-Slave Traffic Act, which makes it illegal ...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs case includes a charge steeped in racist history, attorneys argue
Sean Combs' legal team filed a motion casting the prosecution under the Mann Act as racist — something prosecutors have denied in previous hearings.
Sean ‘Diddy' Combs Claims Federal Charge Was Racially Motivated: ‘No White Person Has Ever Been the Target of a Remotely Similar Prosecution'
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team is going on the offensive with a new motion that seeks to dismiss one of the three federal charges against him, claiming that the charges are racially motivated and that “no white person has ever been the target of a remotely similar prosecution” under the Mann Act.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs moves to dismiss federal charge, arguing statute’s ‘racist origins’
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs are moving to dismiss one of the charges the embattled music mogul is facing, arguing that the currently incarcerated Combs has been subject to a racist prosecution — which prosecutors have previously strongly denied.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs case: Defense argues he was 'singled out' because he is Black
Combs' defense attorneys claimed prosecutors "singled out" Sean "Diddy" Combs because he is Black, demonstrating "bad faith" and "racial animus" in handling the case.
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Diddy Wants 'Mann Act' Federal Charge Dismissed, Calls it Old, Racist Law
Diddy says the feds are trying to take him down purely because he's a successful Black man, and they're using a law that's ...
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Sean Combs Attorneys Ask Judge to Drop 'Racist' Prostitution Charge
The Mann Act, formerly known as the “White-Slave Traffic Act,” was passed in 1910, barring the transportation of women for human trafficking and prostitution. Count Three of the superseding ...
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Sean Combs Claims He’s Being ‘Singled Out’ Because He’s a ‘Powerful Black Man’
His attorneys are seeking for U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian to dismiss the charge of transportation to engage in prostitution, also known as the Mann Act. (The 55-year-old is also charged ...