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The man who helped run a shadow campaign for Ukraine's former president to jail that president's opponent is grateful for his pardon for tax crimes and bank fraud: https://twitter.com/PaulManafort/status/1341904217401937921
Prosecutor Greg Andres to jurors: “If you have any doubt that he’s guilty of bank fraud or conspiracy to commit bank fraud at the Federal Savings Bank, then all you need to remember is that he sent a fake profit and loss sheet to Federal Savings Bank.” https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-trial-closing-arguments/
More than $20 million did Mr. Manafort hide. He received a slap on the wrists, barely served any jail time and was released early before being pardoned.
Kalief Browder was held at Rikers for 3 years WITHOUT A TRIAL on allegations he stole a backpack. Browder killed himself.
Kalief Browder was held at Rikers for 3 years WITHOUT A TRIAL on allegations he stole a backpack. Browder killed himself.
Since Paul Manafort was pardoned, I have decided to post a thread of my coverage of him in Virginia here, starting from the time Manafort was hit was his indictment to his pardon yesterday. It is not a comprehensive record of my coverage but near to it.
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So it began.
(CN) – President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a longtime business associate were charged Monday in a 12-count indictment stemming from the probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-surrenders-federal-authorities/
(CN) – President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and a longtime business associate were charged Monday in a 12-count indictment stemming from the probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-surrenders-federal-authorities/
(CN) – President Donald Trump’s decision to lunch with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, only hours after criminal charges were filed against Trump’s former campaign chairman, astonished at least one legal observer. https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-lunches-sessions-manafort-charges-roil-washington/
(CN) — An attorney who found himself in the crosshairs of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the '16 election pleaded guilty to lying to federal authorities about his contacts with a former Trump campaign associate. https://www.courthousenews.com/mueller-files-new-charge-in-russia-probe/
WASHINGTON (CN) – Special counsel Robert Mueller filed new charges on Thursday against former Trump campaign staffers Paul Manafort and Rick Gates, accusing them of tax and bank fraud. https://www.courthousenews.com/mueller-files-new-charges-against-manafort-gates/
WASHINGTON (CN) – A federal judge on Thursday approved a request from attorneys for former Trump campaign aide charged in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe to be severed from his case. https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-co-defendant-gets-new-attorney/
(CN) – A former Trump campaign official indicted by Mueller in connection to his probe of Russia meddling in the '16 election pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy against the United States and one count of making a false statement to the FBI agents. https://www.courthousenews.com/report-former-trump-campaign-official-gates-to-enter-plea/
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) – A federal judge in Virginia on Thursday set a July 10 trial date for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on charges of bank and tax fraud associated with work he performed for Ukrainian lobbyists. https://www.courthousenews.com/federal-judges-hands-manafort-a-july-trial-date/
(CN) – Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Wednesday night asked a federal judge to throw out five criminal charges against him. https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-asks-judge-to-throw-out-criminal-charges/
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) – Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Friday agreed to waive his right to a speedy trial in one of two criminal cases tied to work he performed for Ukrainian lobbyists. https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-waives-right-to-speedy-trial/
(CN) – Former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort made another attempt to have criminal charges brought against him by Robert Mueller thrown out by a fed. court — but this time the request was filed in VA, where he is scheduled to stand trial in July. https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-seeks-dismissal-of-charges-in-virginia/
(CN) – Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein gave Robert Mueller the authority to investigate allegations of collusion between President Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and the Russian government, according to a court filing in the case Monday night. https://www.courthousenews.com/justice-dept-authorized-mueller-to-investigate-manafort-russia-collusion/
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller is pushing back at Paul Manafort’s attempts to convince a court to dismiss several bank and tax fraud charges brought against him, saying the former Trump campaign chairman’s arguments lack merit. https://www.courthousenews.com/mueller-says-manaforts-bid-to-shed-charges-lacking-merit/
(CN) – A week after Special Counsel Robert Mueller responded to Paul Manafort’s request to shed charges against him, attys for the former Trump campaign chair renewed their efforts by challenging the authority of acting Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein. https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-attorneys-challenge-authority-of-acting-deputy-ag/
WASHINGTON (CN) – An attorney for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort did not appear to make much headway Thursday as he tried for a second time this week to see all charges against his client dismissed. https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-attorney-in-court-to-argue-for-charge-dismissal/
(CN) – In a series of motions, an attorney for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort argues that media reports featuring leaks from anonymous government officials have spoiled his chances at a fair trial and violated his constitutional rights. https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-attorney-claims-media-report-leaks-prevent-fair-trial/
CN– A federal judge said he wants to see unredacted versions of the DOJ's memos setting the scope of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s 2016 election probe before deciding whether to toss charges filed against onetime Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. https://www.courthousenews.com/judges-wants-to-see-unredacted-memos-directing-mueller-probe/
(CN) – Attorneys for Paul Manafort renewed their call that evidence found in Manafort’s home and storage unit be suppressed and that a federal judge reconsider the legal theory used by special counsel Robert Mueller to expose the findings. https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-attorneys-renew-call-to-suppress-evidence/
WASHINGTON (CN) – A federal judge ruled Friday that two similar counts appearing on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s indictment do not subject him to double jeopardy. https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-not-subject-to-double-jeopardy-judge-rules/
WASHINGTON (CN) – Paul Manafort, the former chairman for President Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, used an encrypted messaging app in order to tamper with a witness, Special Counsel Robert Mueller alleges in a filing entered Monday night. https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-accused-of-witness-tampering-by-special-counsel/
(CN) – Special Counsel Mueller asked a federal judge to place limits on how and in what context attorneys for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort can accuse the Justice Department of the “selective” or “vindictive” prosecution of their client. https://www.courthousenews.com/mueller-seeks-to-bar-claims-of-vindictive-prosecution/
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) – A federal judge Tuesday granted former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s request to skip a pre-trial hearing scheduled for Friday due to the long commute from a prison in Virginia. https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-asks-to-skip-hearing-citing-commute/
(CN) — A federal judge in Virginia rejected a move by President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman to have charges brought against him by the special counsel in the Russia investigation thrown out. https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-says-virginia-case-against-manafort-move-forward/
The FBI agent who searched a storage locker used by Paul Manafort testified about the anxious moments that passed as he awaited the issuance of a search warrant and of the uncovered evidence now forming a significant part of the case against Paul Manafort https://www.courthousenews.com/fbi-agent-tells-judge-of-day-he-searched-manafort-locker/
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) – Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted a list featuring 436 pieces of evidence prosecutors will consider using in the upcoming trial for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. https://www.courthousenews.com/meuller-evidence-list-shows-manafort-enjoyed-the-finer-things/
(CN) – A federal judge said Monday he will push back the start of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s trial on multiple fraud charges six days, and that he will grant immunity to five witnesses scheduled to testify for the prosecution. https://www.courthousenews.com/mueller-urges-judge-to-reject-manafort-bid-to-exclude-evidence/
The trial is about to begin.
Prosecutors: Manafort was engaged in a complex international money laundering scheme in which more than $30 million flowed through offshore accounts in Cyprus, Saint Vincent, Seychelles and elsewhere. https://www.courthousenews.com/all-eyes-will-be-on-paul-manafort-trial-this-week/
Prosecutors: Manafort was engaged in a complex international money laundering scheme in which more than $30 million flowed through offshore accounts in Cyprus, Saint Vincent, Seychelles and elsewhere. https://www.courthousenews.com/all-eyes-will-be-on-paul-manafort-trial-this-week/
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) – On Tuesday morning, the verified Twitter account of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort appeared frozen in time. https://www.courthousenews.com/high-stakes-trial-of-paul-manafort-gets-underway-in-virginia/
(CN) — A jury has been seated in the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on tax evasion and bank fraud charges https://www.courthousenews.com/jury-seated-in-manafort-trial-in-virginia/
The trial of Paul Manafort opened with prosecutors working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller accusing the high-flying political consultant of putting “himself and his money above the law” while flouting tax & banking regulations. https://www.courthousenews.com/prosecutors-accuse-manafort-of-violating-tax-bank-laws/
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CN) – On the 2nd day of Paul Manafort’s bank + tax fraud trial, jurors would hear testimony from political consultant Daniel Rabin and an FBI agent. Prosecutors would also receive warning about using the term "oligarch" in Manafort's case. https://www.courthousenews.com/proscution-witnesses-take-center-stage-at-manafort-trial/
(CN) – A prosecutor at the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said Wednesday Richard Gates, Manafort’s former business associate, might not be called to testify. https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-prosecutor-says-key-witness-might-not-testify/
(CN) – Despite U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis III’s frequent reminders that it isn’t a crime to be rich, prosecutors at Paul Manafort's trial sought to highlight the lavish spending habits of President Trump’s former campaign manager.
https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-the-big-spender-subject-of-afternoon-testimony/
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(CN) – Prosecutors will ask jurors to follow the money in the Paul Manafort trial, a trail they say shows that the former campaign chairman took millions from wealthy Ukrainian clients then hid it from banks and the Internal Revenue Service https://www.courthousenews.com/manafort-trial-day-three-will-feature-bookkeepers-tales/
(CN) – Prosecutors at Paul Manafort’s fraud and money laundering trial said Thursday they still plan to call Rick Gates, the former Trump campaign chairman’s former deputy, to testify, perhaps as early as Friday. https://www.courthousenews.com/prosecutors-gates-could-testify-friday-in-manafort-trial/
