Two men, accused of defrauding investors of $722 million in a cryptocurrency mining pool scam, have requested an early release from jail on the grounds the #coronavirus poses a risk to their health.
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In their submissions this month, Goettsche and Weeks argue they are unable to follow medical advice in jail because hand sanitizer is a controlled substance, and inmates are frequently in close proximity to one another. Weeks added that Essex County already has an "exceptionally poor record of maintaining detainee health" and that its measures to prevent a coronavirus outbreak did little to protect the health of inmates.
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