The government's case against hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs seems to be building ahead of his criminal trial this spring. On Thursday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York submitted a new federal court filing that leveled one new allegation against Combs to add to the racketeering and sex crimes charges he already faces — and pled not guilty to in September. The second superseding indictment, which updates the amended indictment from January that added three unnamed women who were allegedly victims of his so-called sex...

A second superseding indictment filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs in the Southern District of New York accuses the music mogul of verbally and physically threatening his employees. At least one employee claims they were forced to engage in sex acts with Combs as a result of these threats and harm. The 15-page indictment, reviewed by Variety, was filed Thursday as part of Combs’ ongoing sex trafficking and racketeering case. Prosecutors highlight new allegations of abusive treatment and the forced labor of employees who worked across “The Combs Enterprise” — this...

The music mogul has denied all allegations following his arrest last year. Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces new allegations of forced labor in superseding indictment In this Oct. 25, 2020, file photo, Sean 'Diddy' Combs attends the REVOLT & AT&T Summit in Los Angeles. In this Oct. 25, 2020, file photo, Sean 'Diddy' Combs attends the REVOLT & AT&T Summit in Los Angeles. In this Oct. 25, 2020, file photo, Sean 'Diddy' Combs attends the REVOLT & AT&T Summit in Los Angeles. In this Oct. 25, 2020, file photo, Sean 'Diddy'...

A New York City daycare owner whose childcare facility doubled as a narcotics stash house has been sentenced to nearly half a century in prison, after a 1-year-old in her care died from exposure to fentanyl. Grei Mendez, 37, pleaded guilty in October to one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death and serious bodily injury and two drug possession charges for the September 2023 death of a 1-year-old and poisoning of three other children in her care. She was sentenced to 45 years in prison on Monday,...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The Montana Legislature is set to consider a bill on “abortion trafficking.” That might sound familiar: Idaho and Tennessee have already passed their own trafficking laws, which make it a crime to harbor, transport, or recruit a minor for abortion, even in a place where the procedure is legal. These laws are raising important questions about the criminalization of abortion-related speech. But the Montana bill is different: It defines...

A Simi Valley couple was arrested Feb. 26 on charges of exploiting asylum-seeking immigrants from Latin America by coercing them into performing domestic labor and handing over wages earned outside the home, the U.S. Justice Department announced. According to a federal indictment, Carolina Rojas, 50, and her husband Jairo John Gastelo, 45, operated their scheme from approximately November 2021 to March 2024. The couple allegedly worked with others to recruit foreign nationals from Latin American, offering assistance with travel and finances to enter the country. • Experts say more is...

Influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate, who face charges in Romania including human trafficking and sexual intercourse with a minor, have left for the U.S. after a travel ban on them was lifted, according to Romanian prosecutors. The Tate brothers, who are dual U.S.-British citizens, were reported by Romanian media to have taken a private plane from the country to the U.S. early Thursday morning. The brothers left Romania while under criminal investigation over accusations of having formed an organized criminal group, in addition to human trafficking, the...

Goya Foods CEO and President Bob Unanue announced his departure from the Hispanic-owned, New Jersey-based food company on Monday. Unanue, who also was an executive producer on the film "Sound of Freedom," recently teamed up with President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, to help locate trafficked migrant children through the initiative "Goya Cares." He served as president and CEO for nearly 20 years and worked for Goya Foods for a total of 48 years. He released a statement claiming he was "left in limbo" by the board. Unanue said...

Modern slavery affects over 50 million people worldwide. The situation is severe in Africa, where 3.8 million people are working in forced labor conditions and 3.2 million are trapped in forced marriage. Many factors like poverty and armed conflict drive modern slavery in Africa, but according to a new study by The Conversation, climate change is making it worse. Climate change does not impact societies equally—it amplifies existing inequalities, leaving already disadvantaged communities more vulnerable to exploitation.

BOSTON — A JetBlue pilot who had an active warrant for his arrest was nabbed Thursday night at Boston’s Logan International Airport, moments before taking off on a flight to Paris, authorities said. Jeremy Gudorf, 33, of Ohio, was arraigned Friday in East Boston District Court on a fugitive from justice charge, less than 24 hours after Massachusetts State Police troopers learned he was wanted on a charge of secondary-degree sexual exploitation of a minor for service in North Carolina. “He is a commercial pilot, the warrant is obviously out...