Former Republican lawmaker’s prison term delayed due to coronavirus

Published April 2, 2020 1:18pm ET



A federal judge postponed former New York Rep. Chris Collins’s prison sentence for securities fraud by two months after the Republican brought up concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and the threat to inmates.

Collins was expected to report to prison for a 26-month sentence on April 21 but is now scheduled to begin his sentence June 23.

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