Lawyers for former Rep. Chris Collins are asking a federal judge to once again delay in reporting to federal prison, citing concerns over contracting coronavirus. 

"Mr. Collins is older than 65 and has additional risk factors," Collins's attorneys wrote in a letter sent Thursday to District Court Judge Vernon Broderick. "'The impact of the pandemic on U.S. jail and prison populations is particularly acute, and potentially disastrous."

What You Need To Know


  • Former Rep. Collins wants a delay in being sent to prison

  • It is the second time he's sought a delay over COVID-19 concerns.

  • He now wants to report to prison in August.

  • Other disgraced politicians have been released from prison during this time.

Collins was due to report to prison in early April, but was granted an extension amid concerns over the virus's transmission in prisons. He is now scheduled to report on June 23; his attorneys are asking for the reporting date to be extended once again to Aug. 18. 

Collins, a Republican from western New York, last year entered a guilty plea to insider trading charges, forfeiting his seat in Congress in the process. 

Collins is not the only disgraced former lawmaker to express concerns over coronavirus in federal prisons. 

Former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos in April was removed from the Otisville minimum security federal prison after contracting COVID-19 and was put in home custody.