Overview

• Judge Arun Subramanian imposed a four‑years‑and‑two‑months prison term and the maximum $500,000 fine after an eight‑week New York trial.
• A July jury verdict found Combs guilty on two Mann Act counts tied to transporting women for prostitution and acquitted him of trafficking and RICO charges.
• Prosecutors sought more than 11 years while the defense urged a sentence of about 14 months, with the judge landing far below the government’s request.
• Combs addressed the court and submitted a letter asking for mercy, apologized to Cassie Ventura and others, and heard emotional statements from six of his children; prosecutors argued he had not accepted responsibility.
• He remains in custody at a Brooklyn federal facility, multiple civil lawsuits continue, and reports note prior White House contacts about a possible pardon with no clemency granted.