Sean “Diddy” Combs ’ mom is pleading on his behalf.

In a letter asking for “mercy” from U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian , who is in charge of sentencing the Bad Boy Records founder in October, Janice Combs acknowledged her son’s shortcomings.

“Unfortunately, my son has made some terrible mistakes in his life,” she wrote in the letter obtained by E! News, “which I know he recognizes.”

While Diddy was acquitted of his sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy charges in July, he was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, which could each carry up to 10 years in prison. However, prosecutors formally requested a prison sentence of 51 to 63 months (about four to five years), according to NBC News at the time.

Meanwhile, Janic

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