Michael Cohen is reporting to prison. He'll serve time with a Jersey Shore bro and a Fyre Festival fraudster.

The federal prison in Otisville, New York
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Michael Cohen has to report to the minimum-security Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville, New York, by 2 p.m. on Monday to begin serving his three-year prison term for violating campaign finance laws and lying to Congress, both done to protect President Trump, for whom Cohen used to work. Before going to jail, Cohen, 53, will give a press conference, he told reporters Sunday as he walked through Manhattan followed by paparazzi-like cameras.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.