Gary George, the convicted corrupt politician, wants early release from the supervised release part of his sentence so he can travel to make movies and consult.

“At minimum, I would ask to be released from the travel restrictions,” George wrote in a letter to US District Judge Rudolph T.  Randa. “However, I would ask the Court to recognize no need for further supervision at this juncture. In addition, as I will be authorized to begin practicing law again upon the completion of the reapplication process, which I am now undertaking, my duty to clients, including the duty of confidentiality, may conflict with my responsibilities under extended supervision.”

George was sentenced in August 2004 to four years in prison and three years supervised release for his role in a kickback scheme.

The probation and parole office hasn’t yet weighed in on the request, but the US attorney’s office opposes it.

“Mr George still has in excess of $439,000 in outstanding restitution obligations. the past nine months,” US  Attorney Steven Biskupic wrote. “Mr. George has done nothing to reduce this balance other than bare minimum of $300 a month required by the Amended Judgment.”

Biskupic took note of George’s desire to travel and to begin practicing law again. ”Both of these stated motives give pause. Mr. George’s underlying criminal conduct involved abuses of his law practice and laundering money in the Virgin Islands,” Biskupic said. ”As indicated, the supervised release term provides protection against Mr. George’s return to criminal conduct.”

George’s conduct during and after his trial also argues against early release from supervised release, Biskupic said.

“The record fails to establish that Mr. George fully accepts responsibility for his underlying conduct,” he wrote. “As the Court will recall, despite a plea of guilty, Mr. George persisted in arguing that he was not really guilty of a federal crime. He also contended that he had been unfairly targeted for prosecution. This posture continued on appeal.”