Moira Penza

But talking about the sex trafficking first, the most important things for the government to prove there is that there was commercial sex that was compelled through forced fraud or coercion. And so in this case, we have very clear commercial sex. So commercial sex is any time there is sex exchanged for a thing of value.

In a lot of sex trafficking prosecutions we've seen recently against high-profile individuals, we're not talking about an actual exchange of sex for money as one might traditionally think about sex trafficking. For example, in the Harvey Weinstein cases, you're talking about an exchange of sex for a position in the entertainment industry.

In a lot of sex trafficking prosecutions we've seen recently against high-profile individuals, we're not talking about an actual exchange of sex for money as one might traditionally think about sex trafficking. For example, in the Harvey Weinstein cases, you're talking about an exchange of sex for a position in the entertainment industry.

In a lot of sex trafficking prosecutions we've seen recently against high-profile individuals, we're not talking about an actual exchange of sex for money as one might traditionally think about sex trafficking. For example, in the Harvey Weinstein cases, you're talking about an exchange of sex for a position in the entertainment industry.

That's really what you're thinking about in terms of thing of value. Here, this is a somewhat unique case in terms of recent sex trafficking prosecutions in that we actually have participants in the Sex Act. We have the escorts who actually are being paid. Then you need the force, fraud, or coercion. And there, I think the government's laid out a very clear case as well.

That's really what you're thinking about in terms of thing of value. Here, this is a somewhat unique case in terms of recent sex trafficking prosecutions in that we actually have participants in the Sex Act. We have the escorts who actually are being paid. Then you need the force, fraud, or coercion. And there, I think the government's laid out a very clear case as well.

That's really what you're thinking about in terms of thing of value. Here, this is a somewhat unique case in terms of recent sex trafficking prosecutions in that we actually have participants in the Sex Act. We have the escorts who actually are being paid. Then you need the force, fraud, or coercion. And there, I think the government's laid out a very clear case as well.

We have incident after incident of physical violence against Ms. Ventura surrounding these freak-offs. We also have strong evidence of coercion. So where you have an individual who is... in a dynamic with an abuser, where that abuser really has control over every aspect of her life.

We have incident after incident of physical violence against Ms. Ventura surrounding these freak-offs. We also have strong evidence of coercion. So where you have an individual who is... in a dynamic with an abuser, where that abuser really has control over every aspect of her life.

We have incident after incident of physical violence against Ms. Ventura surrounding these freak-offs. We also have strong evidence of coercion. So where you have an individual who is... in a dynamic with an abuser, where that abuser really has control over every aspect of her life.

So her career, all the way down to what color she's painting her fingernails, that's going to take away an individual's agency. And so in that situation, it is much easier for somebody who intends to hurt somebody to do so. We also have the government introducing evidence of the threats against Ms. Ventura that the tapes of the freak-offs would be used if she were to leave him.

So her career, all the way down to what color she's painting her fingernails, that's going to take away an individual's agency. And so in that situation, it is much easier for somebody who intends to hurt somebody to do so. We also have the government introducing evidence of the threats against Ms. Ventura that the tapes of the freak-offs would be used if she were to leave him.

So her career, all the way down to what color she's painting her fingernails, that's going to take away an individual's agency. And so in that situation, it is much easier for somebody who intends to hurt somebody to do so. We also have the government introducing evidence of the threats against Ms. Ventura that the tapes of the freak-offs would be used if she were to leave him.

And so that's another really strong piece of evidence that we see as to the sex trafficking elements.

And so that's another really strong piece of evidence that we see as to the sex trafficking elements.

And so that's another really strong piece of evidence that we see as to the sex trafficking elements.

Absolutely. So racketeering laws do prosecute criminal organizations. That's absolutely true. And that's what the government is saying here. The government is saying that Sean Combs was able to operate the way that he did because he was in fact part of a criminal organization. that there were other individuals who helped facilitate the crimes that he is charged with.

Absolutely. So racketeering laws do prosecute criminal organizations. That's absolutely true. And that's what the government is saying here. The government is saying that Sean Combs was able to operate the way that he did because he was in fact part of a criminal organization. that there were other individuals who helped facilitate the crimes that he is charged with.

Absolutely. So racketeering laws do prosecute criminal organizations. That's absolutely true. And that's what the government is saying here. The government is saying that Sean Combs was able to operate the way that he did because he was in fact part of a criminal organization. that there were other individuals who helped facilitate the crimes that he is charged with.

And that expansion of the racketeering laws to prosecute crimes other than mob cases has been going on for a long time. So in the Eastern District of New York, you had the prosecution of soccer corruption under the racketeering laws. We've seen various opioid cases that are brought under the racketeering laws.