Overview
- U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian set a 50-month term and a $500,000 fine, landing far below prosecutors’ 11 years 3 months request and above the defense’s 14-month plea.
- The punishment follows two Mann Act convictions for transporting and coercing women for prostitution, after acquittals on sex-trafficking and RICO charges.
- Combs delivered an apology in court as six of his children sought leniency; the judge emphasized the seriousness of the offenses and questioned his remorse.
- He remains in custody at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center, and his legal team says it will challenge the sentence and convictions on appeal.
- Beyond the criminal case, numerous civil claims are pending, including about 120 clients represented by a Houston law firm, according to reports.