WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department has decided to keep convicted felon Paul Manafort in federal custody, it said on Tuesday , citing concerns about the"health and personal safety" of President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman if he was transferred to a local facility in New York.
In a statement, a senior Justice Department official said Manafort's attorneys told the Bureau of Prisons they were concerned about"his health and personal safety" if he was in local custody. New York state prosecutors did not object to the move, which would still make Manafort available to the state when needed, the official said.
US Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, the Justice Department's new No 2 under Attorney General William Barr, sent a letter to Manhattan prosecutors telling them he was monitoring Manafort's case, The New York Times reported on Monday.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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