Paul Manafort released to home confinement over coronavirus concerns

Published May 13, 2020 12:07pm ET



President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was released from a prison in Pennsylvania over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus through the facility.

Manafort will serve out the remainder of his sentence in home confinement after being released from the FCI Loretto prison on Wednesday morning, according to a report from ABC News citing two sources. The report has not yet been confirmed by the Bureau of Prisons, but a lawyer for Manafort confirmed the news to CBS News.

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