Overview

• A Manhattan federal judge handed down the sentence after a mixed trial outcome that cleared Combs of sex‑trafficking and racketeering but found him guilty on two transportation-for-prostitution counts.
• Prosecutors sought at least 11 years while the defense asked for no more than 14 months, and Judge Arun Subramanian said a significant penalty was warranted.
• Combs has been in federal custody since September 2024, with reports noting roughly 13 months credited toward the term and projecting release in November 2028 absent clemency or successful appeals.
• Key testimony described drug-fueled sessions with paid male escorts that prosecutors said Combs orchestrated and recorded, which the court treated as aggravating.
• In August, Combs appealed to President Donald Trump for a pardon, a request highlighted by coverage of his sentencing.