Sean 'Diddy' Combs has made an impassioned plea to the judge who oversaw his trial. In a letter sent on Thursday, one day before he is set to be sentenced on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, the music mogul has set out his case for leniency. "Dear Judge Subramanian," Combs begins. "I hope this letter finds you well and in good health and spirits." Combs then goes on to apologise for his wrongdoings and tries to persuade the judge that he is a changed man. "I lost my way. I got lost in my journey. Lost in the drugs and the excess. My downfall was rooted in my selfishness. I have been humbled and broken to my core," Combs wrote. "The old me died in jail and a new version of me was reborn. Prison will change you or kill you. I choose to live." Each count for which Combs was convicted carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. He was acquitted of the more serious charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. Combs' federal criminal case played out over two months in a Manhattan courtroom over the summer. "I realise that this trial has received a tremendous amount of global press and Your Honour may be inclined to make an example out of me," Combs wrote. "I would ask Your Honour to make me an example of what a person can do if afforded a second chance."