Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Stories
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Sean Combs denied bail, will remain in custody until sentencing
Combs was convicted on July 2 of two counts of transportation for prostitution. The music mogul had filed a request to be released on bail before his sentencing, which is scheduled for Oct. 3.
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Whatever happened to memorable movie soundtracks?
Whatever happened to movie soundtracks? They used to generate hit after hit for pop radio. Now, they're few and far between.
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Old and new media techniques converge at Sean Combs trial
Covering the spectacle and complexity of the Sean Combs trial required both modern and old-school reporting techniques.
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Sean Combs' trial closing arguments set to begin
After six weeks of witnesses for the prosecution, Sean Combs' defense team rested after only 30 minutes Tuesday. Thursday, the final stage of Combs' trial begins.
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Sean Combs' defense attorneys get their day in court
For six weeks, federal prosecutors have laid out their case against Sean Combs in a Manhattan courtroom. Attorneys are expected to begin presenting their defense in the federal criminal trial on Tuesday.
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Prosecution rests in Sean Combs trial
Prosecutors arguing the federal government's case against the music mogul Sean Combs, who is accused of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy, are expected to finish questioning their witnesses.
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Sean Combs trial update: In trial's fourth week, more witnesses allege abuse
In a week when two witnesses using pseudonyms testified that Combs had assaulted or abused them and another witness said he dangled her over a hotel balcony, the rap mogul's defense team conducted its cross examination more aggressively.
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The latest on Sean Combs' federal criminal trial
A former security guard testified Tuesday that Sean Combs offered tens of thousands of dollars for security footage that allegedly showed him assaulting then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura.
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What the cross-examination of one witness reveals about the Sean Combs trial
The prosecution pushed back on the defense's aggressive questioning of a former Combs employee, saying harassment of the witness might intimidate others taking the stand.
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What witnesses in the trial of Sean Combs have testified this week
The witnesses who have testified over the second week of the criminal trial of Sean Combs have offered context around the narrative that Cassie Ventura shared during its opening week. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento has spent the week in the courthouse in New York and reports on what the jury has heard.
