A federal judge will allow former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano to attend his resentencing virtually following a plea by his attorney to not disturb the rehabilitation of the disgraced politician, which includes raising a puppy for a national service dog organization, serving as head chef and performing work outside of the prison camp for his 2019 conviction on corruption charges.

U.S. District Judge Joan Azrack initially denied Mangano’s request, but reconsidered Thursday after his attorney informed her of the work Mangano is doing at the Federal Medical Center at Devens, where has earned special privileges while serving a 12-year-prison sentence.

The former elected official, who has been serving his sentence since 2022, will be resentenced Jan. 15 after an appellate court dism

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