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May 15, 2020
Manafort's Release Helps Spring Ex-NFL Lineman From Prison
Citing the compassionate release of former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, a federal judge said Friday that a former NFL lineman should be able to serve the rest of his prison sentence for a $2.5 million real estate fraud scheme in home confinement to protect him from COVID-19.
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May 13, 2020
Judge Points To Manafort In Ex-NFLer's Early Release Hearing
A former NFL player jailed for fraud will learn Friday whether he will leave a Massachusetts prison early over concerns about COVID-19, a federal judge said Wednesday after a five-hour hearing in which he noted the release of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
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May 06, 2020
Ex-NFLer Won't Get Prison Release Due To Virus Just Yet
A former NFL lineman in prison for a $2.5 million fraud scheme will have to ask the warden at the Massachusetts facility where he's being held to take a second look at his request to be released due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a judge said during a hearing Wednesday.
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April 28, 2020
Jail Safer For Ex-NFLer During COVID-19, Feds Say
A 70-year-old former NFL lineman in prison for embezzling $2.5 million is likely safer from COVID-19 behind bars than he would be if he were released during the pandemic, the government argued Monday.
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April 22, 2020
Ex-NFLer Jailed For Fraud Says Age, Race Increase Virus Risk
A 70-year-old former NFL lineman in prison for embezzling $2.5 million asked Wednesday for his release from a Massachusetts prison described in a separate suit as a COVID-19 "powder keg," saying his age and race make him more susceptible to the disease.
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April 23, 2019
Remorse Cuts Ex-NFL Player's Fraud Term To Under 3 Years
A former NFL lineman shaved a year and a half off a potential four-year prison stay with a sincere expression of remorse Tuesday for embezzling $2.5 million in payments on home loans that were sold as government-backed securities, receiving a 32-month sentence instead.
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August 18, 2016
Mortgage Servicing Exec Arrested For $3M Ginnie Mae Fraud
The president of a Falmouth, Massachusetts-based mortgage servicing company was arrested on Thursday for allegedly embezzling $3 million in payments on home loans that were sold as securities backed by the Government National Mortgage Association.