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\n\tSean Combs<\/a> made a last-ditch plea for leniency in a personal letter written to a federal judge on Thursday ahead of his Friday sentencing on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs wrote that he has been humbled by his time spent in prison while awaiting sentencing, saying he\u2019s been \u201cworking diligently to become the best version of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cToday, I humbly ask you for another chance \u2014 another chance to be a better father, another chance to be a better son, another chance to be a better leader in my community, and another chance to live a better life,\u201d Combs wrote in the four-page letter obtained by Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cI am writing this not to gain any sympathy or pity, this experience is simply the truth of my existence and has changed my life forever and I will never commit a crime again.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tCombs, who said he\u2019s sober \u201cfor the first time in 25 years,\u201d continued, \u201cThis has been the hardest two years of my life, and I have no one to blame for my current reality and situation but myself.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\tCombs, 55, has spent more than a year in federal custody after\u00a0his September 2024 arrest<\/a>\u00a0in the felony case. On July 2, a\u00a0jury convicted him<\/a>\u00a0of the two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. Jurors rejected a trio of more serious charges, finding that prosecutors failed to prove Combs ran a racketeering conspiracy or sex trafficked two former girlfriends. The acquittals meant Combs was no longer facing the possibility of life in prison. At the time, the mogul pumped his fist and dropped to his knees as he celebrated in the courtroom.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIn my life, I have made many mistakes, but I am no longer running from them,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI am so sorry for the hurt that I caused, but I understand that the mere words \u2018I\u2019m sorry\u2019 will never be good enough as these words alone cannot erase the pain from the past,\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n \n\tIn a sentencing letter filed last week<\/a>, Combs\u2019 defense asked for no more than 14 months in prison, arguing his conviction did not involve a \u201cprofit motive\u201d or any \u201cbrothels, pimps, or minors.\u201d Prosecutors, meanwhile, asked for a sentence <\/a>of 11 years and three months in custody, arguing an \u201cunrepentant\u201d Combs committed his crimes while subjecting his ex-girlfriends to \u201cviolence, coercion, and abuse.\u201d For their part, federal probation officials have recommended a sentence of about six to seven years in prison.<\/p>\n