Overview

• U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian ordered a $500,000 fine and five years of supervised release, with roughly 13 months credited as time served and about three years left to serve with no federal parole.
• Prosecutors sought more than 11 years while the defense asked for a 14‑month, time‑served term; the judge condemned Combs for abusing power and said accountability was necessary.
• Jurors in July convicted Combs on two counts of transportation for prostitution and acquitted him of racketeering and sex‑trafficking charges after testimony from Cassie Ventura and an anonymous witness and courtroom video from a Los Angeles hotel.
• Combs’ attorneys say they will challenge the sentence as unconstitutional for considering acquitted conduct, with defense lawyers describing the judge as acting like a “13th juror.”
• Prosecutors told the court Combs had speaking events lined up in Miami, which they called hubris, as authorities arrange his placement in a federal facility and more than 50 civil lawsuits proceed.