Overview

• Sean Combs appears in federal court to be sentenced on two Mann Act convictions after a July jury acquitted him of racketeering and sex trafficking.
• Prosecutors urge a 135‑month sentence, citing years of violence and control, while the defense asks for a 14‑month, time‑served term.
• Judge Arun Subramanian kept a coercion enhancement but declined others tied to serious bodily injury, vulnerable victims and obstruction, leaving Probation’s advisory range at about 5 years, 10 months to 7 years, 3 months.
• Combs submitted a four‑page letter seeking mercy, expressing remorse for assaulting Cassie Ventura and describing sobriety and jail programming; he is expected to address the court and was permitted to wear civilian clothing.
• Victim impact statements were filed, including from Ventura, and a former assistant known as Mia ultimately declined to speak in person after defense objections, prompting the judge to admonish Combs’ lawyers.