Overview

• In a late-Monday filing, Sean Combs’ lawyers asked Judge Arun Subramanian to cap his punishment at 14 months with supervised release and mandatory treatment, a term that would amount to near-immediate release.
• The request follows a July jury verdict that convicted Combs on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution and acquitted him of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.
• The defense memo describes harsh conditions at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, says Combs achieved sobriety in custody, and includes dozens of character letters urging leniency.
• Sentencing is scheduled for October 3 in Manhattan federal court, and the judge has set a Thursday hearing on a defense motion to set aside the convictions.
• Prosecutors’ sentencing recommendation is due by September 29 and is expected to seek a multi-year term well beyond time served.