Michael Cohen released from prison over coronavirus concerns

Published April 17, 2020 2:37am ET



Michael Cohen will serve out the rest of his sentence under house arrest after being released from prison because of an outbreak of the coronavirus.

Attorney Roger Adler told CNN on Thursday that Cohen was one of several inmates being released from a federal prison in New York as the state works to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The Otisville prison has already had 14 inmates and seven members of the staff test positive for COVID-19.

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