FoxNews: James Comey’s daughter is key to Diddy prosecution after taking down Epstein accomplice

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James Comey's daughter is key to Diddy prosecution after taking down Epstein accomplice

The female-driven team for the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Sean "Diddy" Combs federal trial includes former FBI Director James Comey's daughter, Maurene.
                       
                       
                           

You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login faces 15 years to life in prison if found guilty of sex crimes charges during an estimated eight-week trial, which kicked off Monday, May 5.

The female-driven team for the U.S. Attorney's Office includes eight lawyers, according to the docket. The five women designated as leads include Emily Anne Johnson, Madison Reddick Smyser, Mary Christine Slavik, Meredith Foster and Mitzi Steiner. 

Maurene Ryan Comey, the daughter of former You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login is also listed for the prosecution, in addition to Matthew Raffi Shahabian and Olga Zverovich. Maurene's father was fired by President Donald Trump during his first term in the White House after the handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe.

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In December, Maurene joined the prosecution team three months after Diddy was charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, and transportation to engage in prostitution.

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No stranger to high-profile trials, Maurene previously served as a lead prosecutor in the criminal case against You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

Maxwell was found guilty on five counts after a monthlong trial and sentenced in 2022 to 20 years in prison for her role in a scheme to sexually exploit and abuse minor girls with the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. 

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"Today's sentence holds Ghislaine Maxwell accountable for perpetrating heinous crimes against children," U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement at the time. "This sentence sends a strong message that no one is above the law and it is never too late for justice. We again express our gratitude to Epstein and Maxwell's victims for their courage in coming forward, in testifying at trial, and in sharing their stories as part of today's sentencing."

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Maxwell's attempt to appeal her sex trafficking conviction in 2024 was You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login and in April, her legal team filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court.

Prior to Maxwell's conviction, Maurene was one of the lead prosecutors working on the case against Epstein before he died by suicide while awaiting trial in August 2019.

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She graduated from Harvard Law School in 2013 and joined the U.S. Attorney's Office in 2015.

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