Overview

• A federal jury acquitted Combs of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy but found him guilty on two counts of transporting individuals for prostitution.
• Judge Arun Subramanian cited the Mann Act’s mandatory detention requirement and denied bail, keeping Combs at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
• On his return to custody, Combs received a standing ovation from fellow inmates who hailed his acquittals as a rare defeat of federal prosecutors.
• His defense team emphasized that the evidence reflected personal consensual conduct and a swinger lifestyle rather than a criminal enterprise.
• Combs faces up to 20 years in prison at his October 3 sentencing, with nearly 10 months already credited toward any term imposed.