From the news article:
Thompson spokesman Nick Ruffner said the congressman’s office helped the family with “navigating the bureaucratic process.”
“The congressman thanks the professionals at the Bureau of Prisons and Department of Justice for their cooperation in the process,” Ruffner said.
Philadelphia lawyer Lawrence G. McMichael said he worked feverishly all weekend with Bureau of Prisons officials and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan to facilitate his client’s release. McMichael has represented Rigas and his son Tim, who remains incarcerated at Canaan in northeast Pennsylvania.