A federal judge in Manhattan sentenced President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen to three years in federal prison on Wednesday. Cohen, 52, faced two separate cases ― one from U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and another from special counsel Robert Mueller’s office ― covering a range of criminal offenses. Federal prosecutors had recommended last week that Cohen serve 42 months in prison for his crimes, rejecting the notion he should be given leniency for pleading guilty and providing information to authorities. Mueller’s office, however, detailed in their pre-sentencing filing how Cohen had offered extensive assistance to their investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. The FBI raided Cohen’s office, hotel room and home in April of this year, making him a key figure in Mueller’s probe.

Source: Huffington Post December 12, 2018 17:05 UTC