US President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is reportedly set for an early release from prison due to the coronavirus.
Cohen is serving a three-year sentence after pleading guilty to multiple offences, including violating campaign finance laws and lying to Congress.
He is currently in a minimum-security prison at Otisville, New York where cases of Covid-19 have been reported among inmates and staff.
The Bureau of Prisons has faced criticism for its handling of outbreaks and is under pressure to release some non-violent inmates.
A number of other high-profile figures, including R Kelly and Bill Cosby, have also appealed for release due to the virus.
Last month a federal judge denied an earlier request by Cohen to be freed because of the pandemic, telling him to "accept the consequences of his criminal convictions"
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