CBS News was told that early Wednesday morning two family members including his wife picked up Manafort at FCI Loretto, the low-security federal prison in Pennsylvania where he has been serving his term.
In March 2019, Manafort was sentenced to a total of 90 months — or 7.5 years — in two separate cases involving tax and bank fraud and related charges.
Because of the surge in cases at some sites, the Bureau of Prisons “has begun immediately reviewing all inmates who have COVID-19 risk factors, as described by the CDC,” but it is beginning with other facilities first: Oakdale, Louisiana; Danbury, Connecticut; and Elkton, Ohio, Taylor said. These are facilities where inmates have already died of COVID-19.
Michael Avenatti, the attorney who became famous when he was representing adult film star Stormy Daniels in her case against President Trump, was also granted temporary home confinement due to coronavirus, according to a judge’s order. Avenatti was convicted of extortion in February.
Mr. Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, will be released to home confinement at the end of May, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
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