The Bureau of Prisons said Cohen had "refused the conditions of his home confinement and as a result, has been returned to a BOP facility." Lanny Davis, a Cohen legal adviser, said Cohen had refused to sign off on conditions requiring he avoid speaking with the media and publishing a tell-all book he began working on in federal prison. Cohen, right speaks with his legal advisor Lanny Davis at a House oversight and reform committee hearing on Capitol Hill in February 2019. Cohen, 53, began serving his sentence in May 2019 and had been scheduled to remain in prison until November 2021. Davis added the appointment with federal authorities was intended to finalize the conditions of Cohen's home confinement.

Source: CBC News July 09, 2020 19:34 UTC