Back in December, Cohen was sentenced to three years behind bars for tax evasion, lying to Congress and campaign finance crimes.
President Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen is expected to report to federal prison today.
Back in December, Cohen was sentenced to three years behind bars for tax evasion, lying to Congress and campaign finance crimes.
The 53-year-old was spotted on the Upper East Side this weekend and plans to hold a press conference Monday.
He faces a 2 p.m. deadline to report to the Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville, a federal prison in the countryside 70 miles northwest of New York City. A minimum-security prison camp there has become a haven for white-collar criminals.
Cohen, who has been disbarred, is trading plaid blazers for khaki prison garb after trying and failing in recent weeks to get his sentence delayed or reduced.
His legal team asked House Democrats last month to intercede after Cohen testified on Capitol Hill, but they were reticent to do so. Federal prosecutors in New York were also no help, Cohen’s lawyers said.
Cohen was originally scheduled to start his sentence in March, but a judge granted a two-month delay so he could recover from surgery and get his affairs in order.
Cohen, 53, is the only person charged with a crime in connection with the hush-money payments to women who allegedly had affairs with Trump.
