Sex trafficking
New York judge releases purported Epstein suicide note
The note, scrawled on a yellow legal pad, was submitted by lawyers for Tartaglione, who was Epstein's cellmate for roughly two weeks in July 2019 while both were held at a Manhattan jail.
Epstein used London flats to house and abuse trafficked women, BBC reports
Epstein's estate settles class action lawsuit for 35 million dollars, denies all wrongdoing
Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say
US judge grants move to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury documents
US District Judge Paul Engelmayer cited a recent law passed by Congress in issuing his order and opinion to unseal grand jury documents in case involving Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
Noam Chomsky had deeper ties with Jeffrey Epstein than previously known, documents reveal
Newly released emails show Chomsky maintained regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein years after the financier’s 2008 conviction, including exchanges about meetings, travel and a letters of support.
US says financier Howard Rubin and assistant have been indicted on sex trafficking charges
Between at least 2009 and 2019, Rubin ran an extensive network where he recruited women, often former Playboy models, to engage in sex in exchange for money
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' chief accuser to resume testimony at sex trafficking trial
Casandra Ventura, Combs's former girlfriend, said that she feared he would become violent with her if she did not participate in his drug-fueled "Freak Offs/"
Federal court to hear jury disputes in Diddy sex trafficking case
Sean "Diddy" Combs is due in court for a hearing over the jury selection process for his upcoming sex trafficking trial.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to expanded sex trafficking indictment
Prosecutors with the Manhattan US Attorney's office say Combs used his business empire to sexually abuse women between 2004 and 2024.
R. Kelly's sex trafficking conviction is upheld
A federal court rejected R. Kelly’s appeal, saying evidence showed he controlled and abused victims through coercion and threats.
Feds mistakenly whisk Alexander twin to New York, resulting in no-show at Miami bail hearing
Edwin Torres, the chief judge of the magistrate court in Miami, acknowledged there was a “miscommunication of orders” with the Marshals in New York.
US-Israeli real estate mogul brothers will remain in custody following charges
Last week, a judge in Miami rejected a $115 million bail package proposal that would have allowed all three men to be released pending trial in New York City.
Three US-Israeli real estate mogul brothers charged for alleged rape gang trafficking
Law enforcement appealed to more victims and witnesses to step forward.