Jury not convinced of Diddy's 'criminal enterprise': Attorney

(NewsNation) — The jury in the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs has been told to keep deliberating after being unable to reach a verdict on the racketeering charge he faces.

In a note to Judge Arun Subramanian, the jury said there were some who were "unpersuadable" on both sides when trying to achieve a unanimous vote on the RICO charge. Jurors reached a verdict on the other charges Diddy faces — two counts of sex trafficking and two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

Subramanian instructed the jury to keep deliberating, but to “not surrender” their personal opinions. Jurors ended their day shortly after the judges instructions and are expected to be back in court Wednesday morning.

RICO, or the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, allows for prosecutors to pursue criminal charges against multiple people or groups who commit related crimes over a period of time for financial profit.

To violate RICO, a person must engage in a pattern of racketeering activity connected to an enterprise. The law defines 35 offenses as constituting racketeering, including gambling, murder, kidnapping, arson, drug dealing and bribery.

In an appearance on "NewsNation Now" on Tuesday, attorney Dave Aronberg said he believes the jury is deadlocked on the racketeering charge against Combs because they weren't convinced that Combs was running a criminal enterprise.

"They’re not convinced this was a criminal enterprise, perhaps just an ad hoc group of people doing different things," Aronberg said. "To get their head around this being like the Mafia, that's harder to do."

Combs has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.