Prosecutors say they now expect music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs could face a prison sentence "substantially higher" than the four-to-five years they once thought he was likely to face.

The day Sean "Diddy" Combs was convicted of transportation to engage in prostitution - but acquitted of the sex trafficking and racketeering charges - his lead defense attorney Marc Agnifilo declared that the verdict was "a great victory" for the disgraced music mogul.

Attorneys for Sean "Diddy" Combs late Wednesday filed a motion asking that Combs' conviction earlier this month be thrown out or, barring that, that he be given a new trial.