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Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to 4 years, convicted on two prostitution-related charges

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs, on the newest of 4 developments

NEW YORK (KESQ) - Sean "P Diddy" Combs, the influential music mogul and founder of Bad Boy Records, was sentenced today to four years and two months in federal prison following his conviction on two prostitution-related charges. The sentence, handed down by U.S.

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  1. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces sentencing for prosecution-related charges

    Headline from KYMA Yuma ·

  2. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs says he’s ‘humbled and broken’ in letter to judge ahead of sentencing

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  3. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets 4 years in prison for case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  4. Newest

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to 4 years, convicted on two prostitution-related charges

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Prosecutors seek over 11 years in prison for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Combs, 55, has remained jailed since his July conviction on charges related to arranging male sex workers to travel to hotels or residences where he directed them to have sex with his girlfriends.

  2. NBC News

    Prosecutors want Sean 'Diddy' Combs to serve 11 years in prison (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Federal prosecutors say Sean "Diddy" Combs should serve more than 11 years in prison after he was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, ahead of his sentencing on Friday

  3. New York Post

    Prosecutors want Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to get 11 years in prison (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The disgraced music mogul, 55, is due to be sentenced on Friday after he was convicted of setting up baby oil-fueled sex romps with escorts who traveled across state lines following a salacious sex crimes trial this summer.

  4. Insider

    Diddy wants to speak at his sentencing, his lawyers say as prosecutors recommend at least 11 years prison (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted in July of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution following a more than six-week trial in Manhattan.

  5. The Guardian

    Federal prosecutors urge judge to give Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs an 11-year sentence (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Recommendation comes ahead of Combs’s sentencing after found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution

  6. KYMA Yuma

    Prosecutors say Sean 'Diddy' Combs should spend more than 11 years in prison (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    Combs is set to be sentenced Friday on two counts of transportation for the purposes of prosecution.

  7. CNN

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs says he’s ‘humbled and broken’ in letter to judge ahead of sentencing (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Sean “Diddy” Combs made an impassioned plea to the judge who oversaw his trial in a letter on Thursday, one day before Combs is set to be sentenced after being convicted in July on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.

  8. UPI

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs to be sentenced Friday (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Sean "Diddy" Combs is set to be sentenced Friday in a New York court for his July 2 conviction of two counts of transportation for the purposes of prostitution.

  9. ABC 7 New York

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentencing live updates: Prosecutors push for 11 years in prison (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs will be sentenced after a jury found him guilty of two prostitution-related counts.

  10. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs' is set to be sentenced and faces the possibility of years in prison (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    Sean "Diddy" Combs faces sentencing Friday in a sordid criminal case that could keep him locked up for years.

  11. Washington Examiner

    From mogul to inmate: Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to four years (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Sean "Diddy" Combs’s defense team contacted the Trump administration about a pardon.

  12. WHDH Boston

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ is set to be sentenced and faces the possibility of years in prison - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs faces sentencing Friday in a sordid criminal case that could keep him locked up for years.The hip-hop mogul was convicted in

  13. KRDO

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs poised to learn his fate at sentencing hearing on Friday (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to be sentenced Friday morning for his federal conviction on two

  14. CBS News

    Sean (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Sean "Diddy" Combs' sentencing hearing is being held three months after he was convicted ​on two prostitution-related charges.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces years in prison at sentencing in 'freak-off' case (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    How long will Sean 'Diddy' Combs get in federal prison, a judge decides today.

  16. MyNorthwest

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs is set to be sentenced and faces the possibility of years in prison (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs faces sentencing Friday in a sordid criminal case that could keep him locked up for years.

  17. Fox26 Houston

    Diddy sentencing live updates: Judge to decide fate (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    Sean "Diddy" Combs will learn his fate today after a weeks-long trial and more than a year behind bars at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.

  18. The Guardian

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to more than four years in prison on prostitution-related charges (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Federal prosecutors had pushed for a jail term of 11 years and three months of a possible 20 after music mogul’s conviction

  19. Fox News

    Diddy sentencing begins as rapper faces up to 20 years behind bars (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Sean "Diddy" Combs appeared in court Friday for sentencing after his conviction on federal prostitution charges, facing up to 20 years in prison.

  20. MyNorthwest

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs gets 4 years in prison for case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’ (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    Sean “Diddy” Combs was sentenced Friday to four years and two months in prison.

  21. New York Post

    Diddy sentencing live updates: Disgraced rap mogul could get more than 10 years in prison for prostitution (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Sean "Diddy" Combs received a split verdict in July in his federal sex-trafficking trial in NYC after bombshell testimonies from ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura and others. Follow The Post’s live updates as he's sentenced Friday, plus analysis, reaction and more.

  22. CNN

    Live updates: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentencing (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced today following his July conviction on prostitution-related charges. Follow here for live updates from the court house.

  23. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is sentenced to over 4 years in prison (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    Combs, 55, was convicted in July of flying people around the country, including his girlfriends and male sex workers, to engage in sexual encounters.

  24. Forbes

    Diddy Sentenced: Sean Combs Gets 4 Years On Prostitution Charges (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Prosecutors were pushing for 11 years, while Diddy’s lawyers wanted him to be released by the end of the year.

  25. Variety

    Diddy Sentenced to Four Years in Prison (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in prison in his federal case.

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