Overview

• The defense submitted its sentencing memorandum Monday night and asks for supervised release after any custodial term.
• Prosecutors are due to file their recommendation by next Monday ahead of Judge Arun Subramanian’s sentencing hearing on Oct. 3.
• A July jury verdict convicted Combs only of transporting individuals for prostitution and acquitted him of sex‑trafficking and racketeering.
• Combs has been held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his September 2024 arrest after bail was denied over risks to complainants.
• A character letter from rapper Yung Miami portrays Combs as caring and supportive as the court weighs punishment, with coverage noting a statutory maximum of up to 20 years.