Anthony Weiner Is Out of Prison, and in a Re Entry Center in Brooklyn The New York Times
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Anthony D. Weiner, the disgraced former New York congressman, has been released from a federal prison in Massachusetts and moved to a re entry center in Brooklyn to serve out the remainder of his sentence for exchanging lewd texts with a minor.
Mr. Weiner, whose sexting scandals ended his tenure in Congress and then doomed his bid for New York City mayor, is scheduled to be released on May 14, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons records. Mr. Weiner, who served his first 15 months at Federal Medical Center Devens in Ayer, Mass., was supposed to serve a 21 month sentence, but was .
Mr. Weiners lawyers declined to comment, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons did not respond to a request for comment.
, and must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
Mr. Weiners time in prison stemmed from a federal investigation into sexually explicit pictures he exchanged in 2016 with a 15 year old girl in North Carolina. Mr. Weiner, who pleaded guilty to one count of transferring obscene material to a minor, had faced up to 10 years in prison.
I engaged in obscene communications with this teenager, Mr. Weiner said in May 2017 as he entered his plea agreement. Those communications included sharing explicit images and encouraging her to engage in sexually explicit conduct, just as he had done with adult women, he said.
The investigation resulting from his text messages with the 15 year old girl also led to a discovery of emails belonging to Huma Abedin, a senior aide to Hillary Clintons presidential campaign who Mr. Weiner married in 2010.
As a result, James Comey, then the F.B.I. director, had opened a new inquiry into Mrs. Clintons use of a private email address less than a month before the 2016 presidential election. Mrs. Clinton, a former secretary of state, has pointed to as one of the reasons she lost to President Trump.
Mr. Weiner, a Democrat, after he admitted to engaging in lewd online behavior. He attempted to resurrect his once promising political career by running for mayor in 2013. Mr. Weiner after additional explicit messages with other women surfaced.
Mr. Weiner and Ms. Abedin share a son, Jordan.
The Bureau of Prisons , also known as halfway houses, to help inmates nearing release with the transition. The program aims to help inmates with job and financial assistance with the goal of reducing the risk of committing additional crimes.
Mr. Weiner, known for his scrappy and brash style, entered Congress in 1998, winning the seat Chuck Schumer vacated after being elected to the United States Senate. Mr. Weiner had previously served eight years on the City Council, where he was the youngest person ever elected.
I acted not only unlawfully but immorally, and if I had done the right thing, I would not be standing before you today, Mr. Weiner told the judge during his sentencing hearing in 2017.
The prosecutors are skeptical that I have truly changed and I dont blame them, he said. I repeatedly acted in an obviously destructive way when I was caught.
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