Adam Reiss

New York

Reporter and Producer at NBC News

Reporter/Producer NBC/MSNBC📺

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Diddy trial judge meets with lawyers to discuss jury instructions

2 days ago | nbcnews.com | Adam Reiss |Chloe Melas |Katherine Koretski |Jing Feng

This is a free article fornewsletter subscribers.to get exclusive reporting and analysis throughout Sean Combs' federal trial. Today, Judge Arun Subramanian and the attorneys on both sides of the case held what's known as a charge conference - a meeting where the key players finalize instructions for the jury.
U.S. government prosecutors and Diddy's defense team rest their cases

3 days ago | nbcnews.com | Adam Reiss |Chloe Melas |Katherine Koretski |Jing Feng

This is a free article fornewsletter subscribers. to get exclusive reporting and analysis throughout Sean Combs' federal trial. The U.S. government rested its case against Diddy today - and then, exactly two hours later, so did his defense team. In total, federal prosecutors called 34 witnesses across more than six weeks, presenting jurors with graphic evidence of what they allege was a ruthless criminal enterprise orchestrated by the hip-hop tycoon.
Diddy's lawyers won't call witnesses after prosecution rests case

4 days ago | nbcnews.com | Adam Reiss |Chloe Melas |Katherine Koretski |Jing Feng

Today, federal prosecutors walked jurors through another batch of text messages and other records in an attempt to illustrate Diddy's relentless demand for drug-fueled "freak offs" - and the steps he allegedly took to orchestrate them. The prosecution team is expected to rest its case sometime tomorrow. The defense team, for its part, doesn't plan to call any witnesses to the stand, according to Diddy's lead attorney, Marc Agnifilo. Diddy's lawyers plan to present some evidence, though.
Jurors see more texts between Cassie and Diddy as prosecutors prepare to rest case

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Adam Reiss |Chloe Melas |Katherine Koretski |Jing Feng

Diddy's trial was abbreviated this week. The proceedings were effectively canceled Wednesday after a juror called in sick, and federal court wasn't in session Thursday in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. But this morning, all the key players returned to the courtroom to hear testimony from one of the rapper's former personal assistants. Here's what you need to know about Day 27 of the trial:• Brendan Paul testified about the demands of his job as one of Diddy's former assistants.
Diddy trial judge rebukes lawyers after sealed information appears in media report

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Adam Reiss |Chloe Melas |Katherine Koretski |Jing Feng

DeLeassa Penland, a special agent with the U.S. attorney's office, testified that Diddy appears to have paid for male escort Jules Theodore's round-trip air travel from Los Angeles to New York in August 2009 - potentially bolstering one of the U.S. government's charges against Diddy: transportation to engage in prostitution.
Diddy trial judge tosses juror as prosecutors lay out more evidence

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Adam Reiss |Chloe Melas |Katherine Koretski |Jing Feng

• Ananya Sankar, a paralegal for the U.S. Attorney's Office, walked jurors through some of the evidence she reviewed, including text messages and call logs. The text messages entered into evidence showed that Diddy's employment of male escorts for drug-fueled "freak offs" was a running joke among his employees. Diddy also asked employees to pick up illegal substances, such as "15 pills of molly," according to the texts.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial judge dismisses juror over 'concerns about his candor'

1 week ago | aol.com | Adam Reiss

The federal judge overseeing Sean "Diddy" Combs' racketeering and sex trafficking trial dismissed one of the jurors Monday morning, saying he had "concerns about his candor and whether he shaded answers to get on and stay on the panel."Combs' lawyers had made a last-ditch appeal Sunday to keep Juror No. 6, a 41-year-old Black man, on the 12-person panel. The defense team filed a 14-page letter arguing there wasn't a valid basis to toss him, and that doing so would be discriminatory.
Kanye West asiste al juicio por tráfico sexual de Sean “Diddy” Combs en NYC

2 weeks ago | telemundo47.com | Sarah Wallace |Adam Reiss |Katherine Koretski |David K. Li

NUEVA YORK -- El rapero Ye, anteriormente conocido como Kanye West, se presentó en el juicio por tráfico sexual contra Sean "Diddy" Combs, que se celebraba en el bajo Manhattan. Los transeúntes gritaron "¡Gracias por el apoyo, Kanye!", cuando entró al edificio, según NBC News. Un reportero le preguntó a Ye: "¿Estás aquí para mostrar tu apoyo?". Él respondió: "Sí". Noticias de Noreste 24/7 en Telemundo 47.
A juror in the Sean 'Diddy' Combs sex-trafficking trial is expected to be dismissed

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Adam Reiss

A juror in the Sean “Diddy” Combs sex trafficking trial is expected to be dismissed from the case on Monday over inconsistencies about where he lives. The issue came up this week, five weeks into the trial, during a conversation Juror No. 6 had with the jury department, indicating he had moved to New Jersey a few weeks ago to live with his girlfriend. That conversation sparked another discussion among legal counsels, who pressed for more information.
Kanye West appears at federal courthouse to support Diddy

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Adam Reiss |Chloe Melas |Katherine Koretski |Jing Feng

• Andre LeMon, a Department of Homeland Security investigator who led the search of Diddy's vast home in Los Angeles last year, said agents found 900 bottles of Astroglide lubricant, 200 bottles of baby oil and a cache of weapons, including AR-15-style firearms, Smith & Wesson rifles and a Ruger rifle. • Jonathan Perez, one of Diddy's former personal assistants, recounted finding a video recording of a "freak off" featuring Diddy's ex-girlfriend "Jane" on a company iPad.