By Jordan Moreau Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen is being released from prison early due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports from CNN and the Associated Press.
In December 2018, Cohen was sentenced to three years in a federal prison after pleading guilty to numerous charges, including finance fraud for Trump’s 2016 campaign, tax fraud, bank fraud and lying to Congress.
He has been serving time at a federal prison in Otisville, N.Y., and will serve the remainder of his sentence under home confinement.
Before being released early, Cohen will undergo a 14-day quarantine. Federal data show that 14 inmates and seven staff members have tested positive at the Otisville prison where he is currently located.
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