Stone had asked to report on Sept. 3, citing risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic, but the judge granted only a two-week deferral.
Stone, 67, had been due to surrender June 30 to a federal prison in Jesup, Ga., while he appeals his November conviction for lying and witness tampering in a congressional investigation.
In an order and sealed opinion late Friday, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson granted a two-week delay. Prosecutors had not opposed Stone’s request for a delay until Sept. 3, saying the Justice Department’s policy during the pandemic has been to grant up to a 60-day extension upon defendants’ request “without respect to age, health, or other COVID-19 risk factors.
Jackson also ordered Stone to remain under home confinement until July 14, in accordance with Justice Department policy and “the strong medical recommendation submitted” by Stone’s defense. Jackson’s notice indicated that the delay would allow Stone time to quarantine himself to ensure he did not take the novel coronavirus from his home in South Florida to the prison.
Stone has been out on bail since Jackson sentenced him in February and denied his request for a new trial in mid-April.
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