Overview

• Federal prosecutors asked for at least 135 months in prison and a $500,000 fine in a late-night filing, with sentencing set for Friday before Judge Arun Subramanian in Manhattan.
• Combs’ lawyers urged a 14-month sentence and argued the court should not weigh abuse allegations, a term that could result in his release this year with credit for time served since September 16, 2024.
• A jury in July convicted Combs on two counts of transporting male prostitutes across state lines for drug-fueled sexual performances and acquitted him of racketeering and sex trafficking.
• Prosecutors’ memo includes accusers’ letters and trial accounts of violence and so-called “Freak Offs,” describing Combs as unrepentant as one accuser says she fears his release.
• The convictions carry a potential maximum of 20 years in prison, and Combs remains detained at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center as he is expected to appeal.