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Trump Says Diddy Asked for Pardon as Defense Seeks Fort Dix Prison Placement

The next phase centers on his 50‑month term under the Mann Act, with placement controlled by the Bureau of Prisons.

FILE - Sean "Diddy" Combs sits courtside in the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks, March 12, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell stands at the podium to address Judge Alison Nathan during her sentencing in a courtroom sketch in New York City, U.S. June 28, 2022. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg/File Photo
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 02: Marc Agnifilo, (C) attorney for Sean "Diddy" Combs, gives a brief statement next to lawyers Teny Geragos (R) and Brian Stee at Manhattan Federal Court after Comb's bail hearing following his sex trafficking and racketeering trial on July 02, 2025 in New York City. Combs was found not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking but convicted of a less serious prostitution charge after a high-profile seven week trial in New York. He was denied bail and will remain in custody until his sentencing.(Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Combs was sentenced Friday to 50 months in federal prison and fined $500,000 after a split verdict that acquitted him of racketeering and sex trafficking but convicted him on two Mann Act transportation counts.
  • His lawyers asked Judge Arun Subramanian to strongly recommend FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey so he can enroll in the Residential Drug Abuse Program and maintain family visitation; the judge has not acted and the Bureau of Prisons will decide.
  • President Donald Trump confirmed Monday that Combs requested a presidential pardon and offered no commitment, saying he would speak to the Justice Department.
  • The defense plans to appeal, arguing the sentencing guidelines and term improperly relied on conduct the jury rejected and disputing the prosecution’s application of the Mann Act.
  • Combs has been held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center since September 2024 and will receive credit for that time, leaving roughly three years to serve under federal rules that do not include parole.