A federal judge has granted Vincent Asaro, a reputed mob boss and member of the Bonanno crime family, a compassionate release from prison due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In a decision issued on Friday, Judge Allyne R. Ross of the Eastern District of New York said that Asaro's age and his deteriorating health were"extraordinary and compelling" reasons for his release. The court documents list Asaro as 85 years old.Asaro has been held at the US Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri. He's serving eight years in prison after pleading guilty in 2017 to ordering his associates to set a man's car on fire.
There were no confirmed Covid-19 cases in the prison where Asaro was being held, Ross wrote, but it's unclear how much testing has been conducted and it's possible that there are undetected cases in the facility.
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