Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff

Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff

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Juror in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial dismissed over conflicting statements
Combs' lawyers opposed the removal of the juror, who was one of two Black men on the jury and identified himself in voir dire as a fan of 1990s hip-hop…
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Meghann Cuniff
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' ex's testimony includes texts and an anonymous rap 'icon'
I'm in New York City this week to watch the trial in person. Prosecutors expect to rest their case by Friday. There's an issue with a juror and also a…
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Meghann Cuniff
Michael Avenatti sentenced to 8 years in client fraud case after 9th Circuit reversal
The brief cable news staple and hopeful for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination returned to the Orange County federal courthouse on Thursday.
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Meghann Cuniff
Ex-girlfriend testifies about alleged post-raid sex trafficking by Sean 'Diddy' Combs
The testimony of a woman who was Combs' girlfriend until his arrest last September highlights his activities after federal agents raided his mansions.
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Meghann Cuniff
9th Circuit says victim in civil rights case has no right to challenge dismissal of felony
A federal judge sentenced a former sheriff's deputy to four months in prison after reducing his felony assault charge to a misdemeanor over the…
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Meghann Cuniff
Judge sentences Tom Girardi to 7 years in prison as he claims all clients were paid
A victim said the disbarred lawyer's wife, Erika Jayne, is using her 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' platform to claim she's a victim and brand…
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Meghann Cuniff
After graphic testimony, Diddy's defense asks alleged victim Mia about public praise
The woman will continue cross-examination under a pseudonym on Monday as testimony in Sean "Diddy" Combs' federal criminal trial enters its fourth week.
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Meghann Cuniff

May 2025

Judge guts deputy's felony conviction but warns of likely prison sentence
The order doesn't strike a jury's felony finding against a former sheriff's deputy, but it essentially guts the verdict by dismissing the felony…
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Meghann Cuniff
Capricorn Clark testifies about Diddy's gunpoint quest to kill Kid Cudi
The former assistant turned executive is the third former employee of Sean “Diddy” Combs to testify in his federal racketeering conspiracy and sex…
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Meghann Cuniff
Rapper Kid Cudi testifies in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial about 2012 Porsche torching
Scott Mescudi also testified in cross-examination that Combs' former girlfriend Cassie Ventura told him Combs physically abused her.
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Meghann Cuniff
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Judge cites 'public interest' in argument over 'post-trial' civil rights plea agreement
A federal judge in Los Angeles is questioning his authority to vacate a jury's felony finding against a ex-sheriff's deputy in a criminal excessive…
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Meghann Cuniff
Amid protests, new prosecutors defend 'post-trial' civil rights plea with ex-deputy
A federal judge questioned whether he has the authority to strike a jury's felony finding in a civil rights case against a former Los Angeles County…
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Meghann Cuniff
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