Mitch Kossoff seeks early prison release

Mitch Kossoff will make his case for early release from prison later this month. Kossoff, who was sentenced to a maximum term of 13.5 years in 2022 for stealing his clients’ money, has a parole hearing scheduled for the week of September 29. The 71-year-old is seeking early release under the New York state prison system’s merit time program. “Merit time can be granted to incarcerated individuals serving sentences for certain non-violent crimes who have exhibited an acceptable disciplinary history and have achieved significant programmatic benchmarks,” said a spokesperson for the state Department of Corrections. The disgraced attorney has served […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.