A Connecticut federal judge has denied former attorney Thomas Murtha’s compassionate release from prison, finding he has not shown he’s especially vulnerable to COVID-19.

In turning down the request Monday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Michael Shea said the 64-year-old Murtha has not definitively shown he is prone to getting the novel coronavirus at the Ashland Federal Correctional Institute in Kentucky. Murtha is serving 78 months in prison for stealing about $2 million from clients and relatives.

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