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Prosecutors 'Dumb Down' Diddy Rico Case Hours Before Closing, Verdict by July 4th?!| Crime Alert 6AM 06.26.2025 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime Alert. I'm Nancy Grace, Breaking crime news Now. Our
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  Speaker 1: Jennifer Gould has the very latest from the Shawncrims courtroom.
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  Speaker 2: Nancy, the walls are closing in on hip hop mogul
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  Speaker 2: Sean did He Combs? As his federal sex trafficking trial
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  Speaker 2: barrels towards its explosive climax in Manhattan this morning, the
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  Speaker 2: court room braces for closing arguments, sitting the stage for
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  Speaker 2: a verdict that could drop before the fourth of July.
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  Speaker 2: In a stunning eleventh hour move on Wednesday, prosecutors dramatically
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  Speaker 2: pulled back on the elements of their sprawling Rico case,
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  Speaker 2: essentially dumbing down charges they seemingly struggled to prove. In
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  Speaker 2: a letter to Judge Aaron Subramanian, the government conceded it
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  Speaker 2: would no longer pursue claims did he attempted to kidnap
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  Speaker 2: former employee Capricorn Clark and ex girlfriend Cassie nor the
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  Speaker 2: attempted arson accusation that he blew up kid Cuddy's car.
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  Speaker 2: Even elements of aiding and abetting sex trafficking were quietly
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  Speaker 2: eighty six from jury instructions, though the core sex trafficking
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  Speaker 2: charges remain despite the last minute concession, prosecutors spent seven
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  Speaker 2: grueling weeks painting Comb's fifty five as the dark lord
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  Speaker 2: of a criminal enterprise, coercing women into drug fueled freak
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  Speaker 2: off sex marathons or hotel nights. They called thirty four witnesses,
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  Speaker 2: including two ex girlfriends of Comb's Cassie Ventura seen in
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  Speaker 2: the horrifying twenty sixteen hotel assault caught on video, and
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  Speaker 2: a woman known only as Jane. The defense called zero witnesses.
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  Speaker 2: Combs himself opted not to testify, dodging a brutal cross examination,
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  Speaker 2: sticking to his claim all encounters were consensual. In a
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  Speaker 2: rare court room moment Tuesday, when asked how he was
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  Speaker 2: doing did, he briefly spoke, telling the judge quote unquote,
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  Speaker 2: I'm doing great. He then thanked him for quote unquote,
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  Speaker 2: doing an excellent job. With closing arguments set for today,
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  Speaker 2: the judge instructing the jury tomorrow Friday, deliberations could begin
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  Speaker 2: immediately and there could be a verdict, possibly before Independence Day.
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  Speaker 2: If found guilty on all counts, the mogul faces life
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  Speaker 2: behind bars. For the latest on this case, watch Crime
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  Speaker 2: at seven pm Eastern. Check your local listings for channel assignment,
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  Speaker 2: and subscribe to Crime Stories with Nancy Grace on your
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  Speaker 2: favorite podcast app. In an unprecedented triumph against evil, Florida
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  Speaker 2: authorities backed by US marshals have rescued sixty missing children
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  Speaker 2: from a vile human trafficking ring in what officials are
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  Speaker 2: hailing as the largest child rescue mission in US history.
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  Speaker 2: Dubbed Dragon I, this two week massive sting operation spanned Hillsborough, Penelas,
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  Speaker 2: and Pasco Counties, ripping vulnerable young lives from the clutches
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  Speaker 2: of depraved exploiters. The rescued children, ranging from nine to
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  Speaker 2: seventeen years old, included forty three girls and seventeen boys.
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  Speaker 2: Here's doctor Catherine Gammez with the Florida Department of Juvenile
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  Speaker 2: Justice at the news conference.
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  Speaker 3: And I can see the tired nods in the audience,
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  Speaker 3: because I don't think any of us have really caught
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  Speaker 3: up on sleep just yet. But it was worth it
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  Speaker 3: because we ensured that sixty recoveries, sixty young people were
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  Speaker 3: given an opportunity. Sixty young people were brought home, whatever
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  Speaker 3: home that may be for them.
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  Speaker 2: The grim reality of their captivity was laid bare. Some
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  Speaker 2: young girls were pregnant, with one tragically carrying the child
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  Speaker 2: of her trafficker. Officials announced that the sprawling operations spearheaded
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  Speaker 2: by the US Marshall's office, involved over twenty agencies and
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  Speaker 2: one hundred dedicated personnel, including the Florida Department of Law
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  Speaker 2: Enforcement and Department of Children and Families. The operation led
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  Speaker 2: to the immediate arrests of eight suspects, five men, two women,
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  Speaker 2: and one still unidentified individual, who now face a barrage
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  Speaker 2: of charges including human trafficking, child endangerment, and drug possession.
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  Speaker 2: Bonds for these monsters sore up to two hundred and
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  Speaker 2: fifty million dollars as Florida's Office of Statewide Prosecution prepares
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  Speaker 2: to prosecute these heinous crimes. The rescued children are now
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  Speaker 2: receiving immediate critical medical and psychological care, with authorities vowing
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  Speaker 2: continued support.
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  Speaker 1: Nancy thanks Jennifer more Crime and Justice news.
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  Speaker 2: After this, a day of innocent fun at the Jasmine
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  Speaker 2: Moran Children's Museum in Oklahoma dissolved into unspeakable horror when
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  Speaker 2: a four year old was engulfed in towering blue and
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  Speaker 2: green flames during an indoor s'mores activity. According to family friends,
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  Speaker 2: little Riker Corona and his family had just arrived when
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  Speaker 2: disaster struck. Hand sanitizer allegedly used to fuel the s'mores
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  Speaker 2: grill tragically spilled and ignited in a massive, searing burst.
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  Speaker 2: Witness Dacy Phillips recounted the horrifying scene to News nine.
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  Speaker 3: And at first you just see like big, big flames,
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  Speaker 3: and then I look down and the little boy is
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  Speaker 3: on the floor like flopping around trying to put himself out.
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  Speaker 2: Panicked parents frantically downst Riker with water to extinguish the inferno.
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  Speaker 2: Firefighters rushed to the scene, and Riker's suffering second degree
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  Speaker 2: burns to his chest, face and arms, was immediately airlifted
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  Speaker 2: to an Oklahoma City hospital for urgent medical care. The
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  Speaker 2: museum confirmed the incident involved an indoor s'mores maker, which
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  Speaker 2: is now suspended while promising a thorough review. The popular
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  Speaker 2: children's attraction now faces intense scrutiny over its safety protocols,
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  Speaker 2: as well as backlash from witnesses who say employees just
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  Speaker 2: stood there and did nothing as fellow parents tried to
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  Speaker 2: put the fire out. A GoFundMe has been launched to
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  Speaker 2: help with medical bills as the community rallies around Riker's
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  Speaker 2: family through this tragedy. No word yet if Riker's parents
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  Speaker 2: planned to file a suit against the Seminole Museum and
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  Speaker 2: finally talk about an expensive last call. One Nashville man's
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  Speaker 2: attempt at a happily ever after hookup almost turned into
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  Speaker 2: a time piece tragedy. He learned the hard way that
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  Speaker 2: some flings come with a very hefty price tag. Audrey
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  Speaker 2: Shump twenty four allegedly parted with the victim before heading
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  Speaker 2: back to his airbnb. Once there, our guy reportedly stashed
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  Speaker 2: his thirty thousand dollars Rolegs Daytona under a hat, but
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  Speaker 2: when he took a bathroom break, his gold digging gal
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  Speaker 2: pal apparently saw her chance to make a quick buck,
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  Speaker 2: or rather a quick thirty grand. He came back to
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  Speaker 2: find her reaching for his precious time piece, and she
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  Speaker 2: then bolted from the airbnb. But her time on the
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  Speaker 2: run was short lived. Cops quickly cuffed Hump just a
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  Speaker 2: block away, finding these stolen blings still on her wrist.
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  Speaker 2: She is now facing felony theft charges and is out
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  Speaker 2: on twenty five thousand dollars bond. Further proof time is money. Nancy.
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  Speaker 1: especially children, and help solve unsolved homicides. With this crime alert,
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