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Jury in Diddy Case Reaches Partial Verdict, Splits on Racketeering Count

Jurors signaled a deadlock on the RICO conspiracy count, prompting Judge Subramanian to order them back to the jury room after their partial verdict.

Sean "Diddy" Combs arrives at the LA Premiere of "The Four: Battle For Stardom" at the CBS Radford Studio Center, May 30, 2018, in Los Angeles.
Sean "Diddy" Combs stands as he is arraigned on a superseding indictment ahead of his May trial on sex trafficking charges, in New York, U.S., March 14, 2025, in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo
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Overview

  • The jury reached unanimous decisions on two sex-trafficking counts and two transportation-for-prostitution counts, though those verdicts have not yet been read aloud in court.
  • Jurors reported being unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the racketeering conspiracy charge due to some members holding “unpersuadable opinions.”
  • Judge Arun Subramanian ruled that under thirteen hours of deliberations were insufficient to conclude the racketeering count and directed jurors to resume their discussions on Wednesday.
  • Prosecutors portrayed Combs as leading a decades-long RICO enterprise that used staff, narcotics and violence to coerce ex-girlfriends into drug-fueled “freak-offs,” whereas the defense maintains all encounters were consensual.
  • Both the prosecution and defense urged continued deliberations, with prosecutors seeking an Allen charge to break the impasse and defense lawyers opposing that measure.