Panama Papers Accountant Seeks Early Release Due To Virus By David Hansen · January 11, 2021, 7:16 PM EST The government should grant early release to a 76-year-old accountant brought down by the Panama Papers investigation because he has COVID-19, his attorneys told a New York federal court Monday. Frank Gaffey, the accountant, fell ill from a "massive outbreak" of the novel coronavirus occurring at his federal prison after he reported to it in late November, his attorneys said. The court must hold an emergency hearing after the government's counsel in the ca...