With Sean 'Diddy' Combs facing a similar RICO case as R. Kelly, the prosecutors who put Kelly behind bars explain the court case and the legal issues.
Sean"Diddy" Combs attend 2018 Fox Network Upfront at Wollman Rink, Central Park on May 14, 2018 in New York City.You know the story: A superstar musician, dogged by rumors of abuse, is finally served with a sweeping federal criminal case – one that accuses him of running a criminal enterprise centered on his own sexual desires.of decades of abuse.
“They don’t do it alone,” says Shihata, who now runs her own firm Shihata & Geddes LLP. “It’s often with the help of an entourage of employees, sycophants, and yes-men willing to do their bidding and look the other way.”In cases like those against Kelly and Combs, RICO provides powerful advantages for the government versus more traditional means of prosecuting sexual abuse.
Having been at the center of that prosecution, Shihata says she expects Diddy’s prosecutors to focus on telling “the story of everything that happened leading up to the sexual activity,” including threats, isolation, financial dependence, blackmail and other actions that allegedly forced women to have sex when they didn’t want to.
Combs’ attorneys will also likely argue that the alleged misconduct simply doesn’t meet the definition of racketeering – and that prosecutors are abusing RICO to make their case. In appealing Kelly’s conviction, for instance, his attorneys have argued that the government is stretching the federal statuteOne crucial question ahead of any criminal trial is whether the defendant himself will testify in their own defense.
“It’s very possible that other members of the enterprise have already been charged under seal and pled guilty pursuant to cooperation agreements, and are helping prosecutors build their case,” Shihata says. “It’s also possible that additional people will be charged in the future as the investigation is ongoing and the government continues to gather information and evidence.”Anyone accused of a crime in the U.S.
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