Prison Sentence Delayed

<p>A federal judge <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Collins-4-1-20.pdf">granted</a></strong> former New York Representative Chris Collins’ request to delay the start of his prison sentence because of Covid-19. Collins, who pleaded guilty to participating in an insider trading scheme, was scheduled to report to prison on April 21 to begin serving his 26-month sentence, which will now begin on June 2.</p>

MANHATTAN — A federal judge granted former New York Representative Chris Collins’ request to delay the start of his prison sentence because of Covid-19. Collins, who pleaded guilty to participating in an insider trading scheme, was scheduled to report to prison on April 21 to begin serving his 26-month sentence, which will now begin on June 2.

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