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Sean Combs
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Sean Combs

Known as Diddy

Hip-hop producer, record executive and entrepreneur; founder of Bad Boy Records

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Latest entry
Nov 10, 2026

The record

Compiled by the MrScandal desk from the documents below · Desk editor Gustavs Ērkšķis-Kreicbergs · Nov 10, 2026

Sean Combs, the producer and label owner known as Diddy, was sentenced on October 3, 2025 to 50 months in federal prison. The amended judgment in United States v. Combs, 24 Cr. 542, adds five years of supervised release, a $500,000 fine due within 60 days, a $200 special assessment and forfeiture of property used in the offenses. Judge Arun Subramanian imposed the term on the only two counts the jury convicted him of: transportation to engage in prostitution under the Mann Act. Prosecutors had asked for at least 135 months and his lawyers for no more than 14; the court put the guidelines range at 70 to 87 months, so the sentence fell below it.

The case began with his arrest on September 16, 2024 on a three-count indictment that had grown to five counts by trial. After a trial that opened in May 2025, the jury on July 2, 2025 acquitted him of racketeering conspiracy and of both sex trafficking counts, the charges that carried the heaviest penalties, and convicted him on the two Mann Act counts. He had pleaded not guilty to all of them. The judge refused to release him on bail pending sentencing, and he has stayed in custody since the arrest.

He began the sentence at FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey and was moved in October 2026 to FCI Allenwood Low in Pennsylvania. The Bureau of Prisons now projects his release for February 6, 2028, a date that has moved several times; five years of supervision follow it. His Second Circuit appeal, No. 25-2623, argues the judge punished him for conduct the jury rejected and that the Mann Act counts cannot stand. A panel heard it on April 9, 2026, and no decision had been entered as of the docket's latest entry on October 19, 2026. Donald Trump said in October 2025 that Combs had asked him for a pardon; no clemency appears on the Justice Department's list of grants.

Separately, Combs has faced a wave of civil suits. CNN counted more than 60 by May 2025, two of them withdrawn, and Combs has denied all of the allegations. His own $100 million defamation suit against NBCUniversal over a documentary was dismissed in April 2026, and in October 2026 he was ordered to pay $478,000 of the network's legal fees.

Questions people ask

What was Diddy's sentence?

50 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, plus a $500,000 fine that had to be paid within 60 days of sentencing and a $200 special assessment. The judgment also forfeits property used to commit the two Mann Act offenses and sets special conditions for his supervision, including no contact with the victims and a domestic violence program. source

Where is Diddy in prison and when does he get out?

As of November 10, 2026, the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator lists Sean Combs, inmate 37452-054, at FCI Allenwood Low, a low-security federal correctional institution, with a projected release date of February 6, 2028. source

What was Diddy convicted of and what was he acquitted of?

On July 2, 2025 the jury found him guilty on Counts Three and Five, Mann Act transportation for the purpose of prostitution, and not guilty on Count One, racketeering conspiracy, and Counts Two and Four, sex trafficking. Because it acquitted him on Count One, the jury never reached the racketeering acts listed on the form. source

Did Diddy win his appeal?

Not yet. The Second Circuit heard his appeal, No. 25-2623, on April 9, 2026, and the docket shows no opinion or order deciding it through its latest entry, a substitution of government counsel on October 19, 2026. source

Did Trump pardon Diddy?

No. The Justice Department's list of clemency grants by President Donald J. Trump, updated October 20, 2026, does not include Sean Combs. source

Roles and honours on the record

  • 1998-2004 (wins) Recording artist; three Grammy wins from 14 nominations source
  • as of 2024 Head of the Combs Business, including Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Enterprises and Combs Global, as described in the indictment source
  • 2024-2025 Defendant, United States v. Combs, S3 24 Cr. 542 (AS), S.D.N.Y.; convicted on two counts and acquitted on three source
  • 2025-2026 Appellant, United States v. Combs, Second Circuit No. 25-2623; argued April 9, 2026 source
  • as of 2026 Federal inmate 37452-054, FCI Allenwood Low source

Every entry, newest first

Last entry Oct 3, 2025
  1. Ruled

    Judge Arun Subramanian sentenced Combs to 50 months in prison, per Billboard. Diddy (Sean Combs) sentenced to 50 months after split verdict

  2. Ruled

    A federal jury convicted Combs on two prostitution-transport counts and acquitted him on racketeering and trafficking, per NPR. Diddy (Sean Combs) sentenced to 50 months after split verdict

  3. Filed

    Combs filed a $100M defamation suit against NBCUniversal, Peacock and Ample over a documentary, per Variety. Diddy (Sean Combs) sentenced to 50 months after split verdict

Stories in this file

Sean Combs: SENTENCEDCelebrity · 5d ago

Diddy (Sean Combs) sentenced to 50 months after split verdict

A judge ordered 50 months; the jury acquitted him of racketeering and sex trafficking. Dozens of civil suits remain. ⏳

The record, entry by entry

  1. 1998 Official At the 40th Grammy Awards, No Way Out by Puff Daddy & The Family won Best Rap Album, according to the Recording Academy's artist record. Recording Academy, artist awards page
  2. 2004 Official At the 46th Grammy Awards, Shake Ya Tailfeather, recorded with Nelly and Murphy Lee, won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. The Academy lists three wins for him in total. Recording Academy, artist awards page
  3. 2019-12-18 Official The Recording Academy named him the 2020 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons honoree for a 25-year career. The award was presented at the Pre-Grammy Gala on 25 January 2020. Recording Academy announcement
  4. 2024-09-16 Filed He was arrested, and the next day the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan unsealed a three-count indictment charging racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. It alleged that from 2008 he led an enterprise that committed sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice. U.S. Attorney's Office, S.D.N.Y., press release, 17 Sept 2024
  5. 2024-09-17 Ruled At his first appearance, Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky arraigned him on the three counts, he pleaded not guilty, and she ordered him detained as a flight risk and a danger. U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y., docket entry 10 (minute entry)
  6. 2025-05-05 Official Trial opened before Judge Arun Subramanian on five counts: a racketeering conspiracy alleged to run from 2004 to 2024, two sex trafficking counts and two counts under the Mann Act. Brief for defendant-appellant, 2d Cir. No. 25-2623
  7. 2025-05-08 Reported CNN reported that he faced more than 60 civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault or other wrongdoing, two of which had been withdrawn, and that he had denied all the allegations. CNN report
  8. 2025-07-02 Ruled The jury found him not guilty of racketeering conspiracy and of both sex trafficking counts, and guilty of the two Mann Act counts of transportation for the purpose of prostitution, according to the signed verdict sheet. U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y., verdict sheet, Dkt. 447
  9. 2025-08-04 Ruled Judge Subramanian denied his renewed request for bail pending sentencing, finding he had not shown by clear and convincing evidence that he was unlikely to flee or endanger others, and that no exceptional reasons justified release. U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y., order, Dkt. 490
  10. 2025-10-03 Ruled Judge Subramanian sentenced him to 50 months in prison and five years of supervised release, with a $500,000 fine and a $200 special assessment, and recommended a prison near New York and the Bureau of Prisons' residential drug abuse program. The judgment was amended on 16 October 2025. U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y., amended judgment, Dkt. 539
  11. 2025-10-06 Reported Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that Combs had asked him for a pardon; a representative for Combs declined to comment, ABC News reported. ABC News report
  12. 2025-10-08 Ruled The court entered a consent order forfeiting electronics that federal agents had seized from his Los Angeles home on or about 25 March 2024, including iPhones, iPads, hard drives and thumb drives. Declaration of publication and notice of forfeiture, Dkt. 651
  13. 2025-10-20 Filed Four days after the district court entered judgment on 16 October 2025, he filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Brief for defendant-appellant, 2d Cir. No. 25-2623
  14. 2025-12-23 Filed His opening brief argued that the judge raised the sentence on acquitted conduct, and that a narrow reading of the Mann Act and the First Amendment each require acquittal. It asked for release and resentencing. Brief for defendant-appellant, 2d Cir. No. 25-2623
  15. 2026-02-20 Filed The government's brief asked the Second Circuit to affirm. It says the district court calculated a guidelines range of 70 to 87 months, that prosecutors had sought at least 135 months, and that the 50-month term was below the guidelines. Brief for the United States, 2d Cir. No. 25-2623
  16. 2026-04 Reported A New York judge threw out his $100 million defamation suit against NBCUniversal over the documentary The Making of a Bad Boy under the state's anti-SLAPP law, and in October 2026 awarded NBC $478,000 in legal fees, Billboard reported. Billboard report, October 2026
  17. 2026-04-09 Reported A three-judge Second Circuit panel heard argument and did not rule from the bench; prosecutors defended the sentence. The Bureau of Prisons listed a tentative release date of 15 April 2028, ABC News reported. ABC7 New York (AP) report
  18. 2026-07-03 Reported CBS News reported that Trump had told The New York Times in January that Combs wrote asking for a pardon and that he was not considering it, but was still privately discussing clemency for him; a White House official said the president is the ultimate decider. CBS News report
  19. 2026-10-16 Reported The Bureau of Prisons moved him from FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey to FCI Allenwood Low in Pennsylvania. After an NBC News report alleging perks at Fort Dix, he had been placed in a special housing unit; he also lost 41 days of good-conduct credit, the AP reported. Associated Press report, via Atlanta News First
  20. 2026-11-10 Official The Bureau of Prisons inmate locator lists him at FCI Allenwood Low with a projected release date of 6 February 2028. Federal Bureau of Prisons, inmate locator

Documents

Sources behind this file

  1. Second Circuit docket, United States v. Combs, No. 25-2623 · Public record, Oct 19, 2026
  2. Amended judgment, United States v. Combs, S.D.N.Y. (Oct. 16, 2025) · Court order, Oct 16, 2025
  3. Billboard report on the sentencing · Report, Oct 3, 2025
  4. NPR report on the verdict · Report, Jul 2, 2025
  5. Variety report on the defamation suit · Report, Feb 12, 2025
  6. Washington Post report on planned lawsuits · Report, Oct 1, 2024
  7. BBC News report on the lawsuits · Report, Sep 25, 2024
  8. Variety report on a November 2023 lawsuit · Report, Nov 23, 2023

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