Paul Manafort, who had been serving a seven-and-a-half-year sentence in Pennsylvania for fraud, is among the prisoners released over the spreading coronavirus. Manafort has served just under 30% of his prison sentence, however prison officials have wide latitude when considering these releases on a case-by-case basis.24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events He didn’t get the virus, so that’s good.”Manafort was convicted of financial crimes and illegal lobbying. legal. Manafort had been in a minimum-security prison in Loretto, Pa., serving a Attorney General William P. Barr A person familiar with the situation who was not authorized to speak publicly about it said the Bureau of Prisons decided to release Mr. Manafort to home confinement because of his underlying health conditions, even though he did not meet a time-served threshold.
His lawyers say his pre-existing conditions include high blood pressure, liver disease, and respiratory ailments and add that Manafort contracted influenza and bronchitis in February 2020. The decision to move Manafort to home confinement comes after his attorneys wrote a letter to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) last month requesting that he be immediately transferred to home confinement because he is at high risk of contracting COVID-19 because of his age and pre-existing conditions.
We've received your submission.President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was released from prison early Wednesday because of the coronavirus crisis, his attorney told The Post.Manafort, 71, was picked up by his wife and another relative from FCI Loretto, a low-security federal prison in Pennsylvania, lawyer Kevin Downing confirmed.The longtime GOP strategist had not been due to leave prison until November 2024 but will now serve the rest of his 7½-year sentence in home confinement.His legal team fought for the release, citing his age and pre-existing health conditions, including a recent “cardiac event.”While there are no known cases of coronavirus at FCI Loretto, sources The Bureau of Prisons told CBS it would not comment on Manafort’s case.Manafort was convicted in August 2018 of tax evasion, failure to report foreign bank accounts, engaging in unregistered lobbying for foreign entities and witness tampering.His crimes were first uncovered during special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election and possible cooperation by the Trump campaign.Manfort was just one of the high-profile prisoners who The 49-year-old lawyer, citing health problems of his own, is in home confinement in California awaiting two other criminal trials.The Justice Department is releasing certain inmates, including non-violent white-collar criminals, to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
While there are no known cases of coronavirus at FCI Loretto, sources have told ABC News that the prison was an old monastery, and due to the open configuration of the prison, would be devastated by the virus.