(NewsNation) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to be sentenced by a federal judge Friday, three months after being convicted on a pair of prostitution-related charges.

Combs has been in a New York City prison for the last 13 months since he was arrested at a hotel in Manhattan last year.

The charges — two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution under the Mann Act — carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison per count. He was acquitted of the more serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.

Though a long appeals path likely remains for Combs, his sentencing will bring an end to the criminal proceedings the music mogul became entrenched in since two of his homes were raided by federal agents in March 2024.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys have presented a stark divide

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