UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. 24 Cr. 542 (AS) SEAN COMBS, a/k/a "Puff Daddy," a/k/a "P. Diddy," a/k/a "Diddy," a/k/a "PD," a/k/a "Love," Defendant. Trial
New York, N.Y. July 2, 2025 10:00 a.m. Before: HON. ARUN SUBRAMANIAN, District Judge -and a Jury- APPEARANCES JAY CLAYTON Interim United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York BY: MADISON R. SMYSER EMILY A. JOHNSON MAURENE R. COMEY MEREDITH FOSTER MITZI STEINER MARY C. SLAVIK Assistant United States Attorneys APPEARANCES CONTINUED AGNIFILO INTRATER LLP Attorneys for Defendant BY: MARC A. AGNIFILO TENY R. GERAGOS -and- HARRIS TRZASKOMA LLP BY: ANNA M. ESTEVAO -and- SHAPIRO ARATO BACH LLP BY: ALEXANDRA A.E. SHAPIRO JASON A. DRISCOLL -and- XAVIER R. DONALDSON BRIAN STEEL NICOLE WESTMORELAND Also Present: Lucy Gavin Shannon Becker Paralegal Specialists Raymond McLeod, Evidence Specialist
(Trial resumed)
THE COURT: Please be seated. I'll ask the deputy to hand me the note.
COURT CLERK: Yes, your Honor.
THE COURT: All right. We have received a note from the jury at 9:52 a.m. The note reads: "We have reached a verdict on all counts." We'll make this a court exhibit. Anything to address from the parties before we bring our jury out?
MS. COMEY: No, your Honor.
THE COURT: Anything from the defense?
MR. AGNIFILO: No. Thank you, your Honor.
THE COURT: All right. The only thing that I'll say to you to those of you who are in the courtroom and in the overflow rooms is to maintain order while the verdict is being read and until we have the jury out of the courtroom for the sanctity of the process, and there are a few things that we do need to deal with before we adjourn. And so I just ask everyone's cooperation in maintaining order as that is done. With that, I'll ask the deputy to bring back our jury.
COURT CLERK: Yes, your Honor.
(Jury present)
THE COURT: Please be seated. Members of the jury, we have received your most recent note, stating that you have reached a verdict. I will ask the deputy to provide the foreperson with a microphone and I'll inquire as to the verdict. Juror No. 5 --
JUROR: Yes, your Honor.
THE COURT: -- our foreperson, have you reached a verdict?
JUROR: We have.
THE COURT: Is the verdict unanimous?
JUROR: It is.
THE COURT: Can you please provide the verdict form to the court deputy. All right. Mr. Deputy, can you please provide the verdict form back to the foreperson.
COURT CLERK: Yes, your Honor.
THE COURT: To the foreperson, the deputy will inquire as to the verdict, and then we'll go through each of the jurors to ensure that the verdict is each one of your verdicts. Mr. Deputy, you may proceed.
COURT CLERK: Yes, your Honor. In the matter of the United States v. Sean Combs, 24 Cr. 542, the verdict sheet. Count One, racketeering conspiracy. Juror No. 2, how do you find the defendant; not guilty or guilty?
JUROR: Not guilty.
COURT CLERK: Proceeding to the next count. Count Two, sex trafficking of Casandra Ventura, how do you find the defendant; not guilty or guilty?
JUROR: Not guilty.
COURT CLERK: Count Three, Mann Act transportation, Casandra Ventura, how do you find the defendant; not guilty or guilty?
JUROR: Guilty.
COURT CLERK: Count Four, sex trafficking of Jane, how do you find the defendant; not guilty or guilty?
JUROR: Not guilty.
THE COURT: Count Five, Mann Act transportation, Jane, how do you find the defendant; not guilty or guilty?
JUROR: Guilty.
COURT CLERK: Your Honor, I will now poll the juries individually. If you could pass the microphone. Juror No. 1, is this your true and correct verdict?
JUROR: Yes.
COURT CLERK: Thank you. You may pass the microphone over. I will ask you as well. Thank you. Juror No. 2, is this your true and correct verdict?
JUROR: Yes.
COURT CLERK: Thank you. Juror No. 3, is this your true and correct verdict?
JUROR: Yes.
COURT CLERK: Thank you. Juror No. 4, is this your true and correct verdict?
JUROR: Yes.
COURT CLERK: Thank you. Juror No. 5, is this your true and correct verdict?
JUROR: Yes.
COURT CLERK: Thank you. Juror No. 6, is this your true and correct verdict?
JUROR: Yes.
COURT CLERK: Thank you. If you could pass the mike all the way down. Juror No. 7, is this your true and correct verdict?
JUROR: Yes.
COURT CLERK: Thank you. Juror No. 8, is this your true and correct verdict?
JUROR: Yes.
COURT CLERK: Thank you. Juror No. 9, is this your true and correct verdict?
JUROR: Yes.
COURT CLERK: Thank you. Juror No. 10, is this your true and correct verdict?
JUROR: That is correct.
COURT CLERK: Thank you. Juror No. 11, is this your true and correct verdict?
JUROR: Yes.
COURT CLERK: Thank you. Juror No. 12, is this your true and correct verdict?
JUROR: It is.
COURT CLERK: Thank you. The verdict is unanimous, your Honor.
THE COURT: Very good. Counsel, is there any reason that I cannot now dismiss the jury?
MS. COMEY: No, your Honor.
THE COURT: Mr. Agnifilo.
MR. AGNIFILO: With our thanks.
THE COURT: Meaning I may dismiss the jury.
MR. AGNIFILO: Yes.
THE COURT: All right. Ladies and gentlemen, in a moment I'm going to excuse you. Before I do, I want to say a few words about the trial. This is a case that has received considerable press. I can already tell you that members of the press will ask to speak with you. Not only are you free to refuse to speak with anyone or disclose what went on in the jury room, but there is good reason to decline to discuss anything with the press. Our jury system has long been based on the notion that what happens in the jury room stays in the jury room. As the Supreme Court has explained, freedom of debate might be stifled and independence of thought checked if jurors were made to feel that their arguments and ballots were to be freely published to the world. In that regard, I think there's an important reason to respect the privacy of your deliberations. With that said, the choice whether to speak with others about the case and your personal views is up to you. That is your choice.
All of the instructions that I gave you previously about not talking to each other about the case, not talking to anyone else about the case, not looking up anything about the case, reading anything about the case -- I probably gave you that instruction about 50 to 100 times; all of that is gone. Poof. You are not subject to those instructions any further. What I will ask is that if you do speak to the press or anyone about the case and your involvement in it, that you respect the privacy of your fellow jurors, deliberations and views. You can speak about your own views about the case, but do not speak about what your colleagues' views were or how the deliberations played out. I will also ask that members of the media respect this principle by refraining to question jurors about the deliberations. Jurors, if you have any question or feel uncomfortable based on any outreach that you receive from anyone, please feel free to bring that to my attention.
And in a moment, after we adjourn here, I'll provide you with the Court's contact information so that all of you can contact the Court and you have an open channel here. I want to really thank all of you for your hard work, your patience and your dedication. I know that you've given up a lot to be here for the last over ten weeks, and it's taken a tremendous sacrifice. But I want you to know that it is inspiring to all of us. You listened. You worked together. You were here every day, rain or shine. You did so with no reward other than the reward that comes with answering the call of public service. And that should give all of us hope. So on behalf of the parties, the Court's staff and most of all myself, I want to really thank you for your service here over these past ten or more weeks. Now, if you're willing to wait -- I know that you've been deliberating for a while and you've been here for a very long time, and if you need to leave, then I would totally respect that. But I have a few important matters to address with the parties. After that I'd love to come back to the jury room and meet you personally and thank you personally for all the hard work that you've put into this case. With that, I will excuse you for a second to the jury room -- it may be more than a second; it may be a few minutes -- and then I'll be back there. Just give me a few minutes, and I will be back there to meet you personally. With that, all rise for the jury.
(Jury discharged)