What is The Mann Act? First enacted in 1910, the Mann Act was first put in place as a way to prevent the forced prostitution ...

Almost a month after the jury in Diddy's sex trafficking trial announced a partial guilty verdict for him, the rapper's legal ...

The Mann Act, previously called the White-Slave Traffic Act of 1910, essentially made it illegal to transport people across state lines for prostitution or any other “immoral” purpose, PBS reported.

Prosecutors push back, saying Combs is 'no mere John' in a court filing that warns they plan to seek a hefty prison sentence ...

The website states that the Mann Act explicitly involves the act of a person transporting someone across state lines for the purpose of having sex.  Diddy argues that he didn't have sex with anyone; ...

The Mann Act, a century-old law with origins in racial bias and moral policing, is rarely used in cases involving adult consensual activity. The defense states that the government’s use of prejudicial ...

A 35-year-old Massachusetts man was sentenced to time served on Tuesday, July 29, following an incident on a United Airlines ...

Federal prosecutors are firing back at Sean "Diddy" Combs' latest bid for bond, calling him a flight risk and a danger.

A jury cleared the hip-hop mogul of the most serious charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, but convicted ...

Sean "Diddy" Combs' legal team is looking to get the mogul's convictions overturned, and if that doesn't work, then they want ...

Here's what to know about the law. Why is it called the Mann Act? In 1910, Congress passed the bill, which was named after Republican U.S. Rep. James Robert Mann of Illinois.