USA v. Manafort et al

  1. December 07, 2018

    Mueller Says Manafort Lied About Contact With Trump Admin.

    Paul Manafort lied to prosecutors about several things, including his claim that he was not in contact with the Trump administration earlier this year, in violation of his plea agreement, special prosecutor Robert Mueller told a D.C. federal court Friday.

  2. November 30, 2018

    Manafort Sentencing Tentatively Set For March 5

    A D.C. federal judge Friday tentatively scheduled Paul Manafort's sentencing date for March 5, after Donald Trump's former campaign chairman pled guilty to two counts of conspiracy and obstruction of justice and then allegedly broke his plea agreement.

  3. November 29, 2018

    Manafort Burned Bridges By Two-Timing Mueller Plea Deal

    As a government cooperator, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort went rogue when he continued to talk to the president's legal team via their joint-defense deal and may have put himself in line for additional sentencing pain even if he can salvage a deal with prosecutors, experts said.

  4. October 19, 2018

    Manafort, Ailing In Jail, Faces February Sentencing Date

    Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort will be sentenced in February for his conviction on charges of subscribing to false tax returns, bank fraud and failing to disclose offshore bank accounts, a Virginia federal judge ordered Friday, after attorneys complained the embattled politico's health has suffered from his incarceration.

  5. October 17, 2018

    Gov't Ready For Manafort Sentencing On Some Counts

    Federal prosecutors on Wednesday said they are ready to schedule a sentencing hearing for President Donald Trump's former campaign Chairman Paul Manafort, but said they want to keep open their option to retry Manafort on 10 counts that left a Virginia federal jury deadlocked in August.

  6. September 14, 2018

    Manafort Plea Sharpens View Of Skadden's Ukraine Work

    New details about Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP's work in Ukraine included in Paul Manafort's plea-deal indictment Friday appeared to contradict the firm's long-standing assertions it was never involved in Manafort's foreign lobbying work and that its report on the trial of an ex-Ukrainian prime minister was done objectively.

  7. August 28, 2018

    Manafort's DC Defense Gets Partial One-Week Reprieve

    A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday gave Paul Manafort's defense attorneys a partial respite from the start of his second criminal trial by keeping a Sept. 17 kickoff for jury selection but delaying opening arguments until the following week.

  8. August 22, 2018

    After His Conviction, Prosecutors Aren't Done With Manafort

    Paul Manafort emerged from his first criminal trial Tuesday a convicted felon, a loss that experts say will weigh heavily on the mind of President Donald Trump's former campaign manager as he prepares for another trial scheduled to start next month.

  9. August 21, 2018

    Manafort Found Guilty On Tax And Bank Fraud Charges

    A Virginia federal jury on Tuesday convicted former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on some charges of filing false tax returns and lying to banks in order to secure tens of millions of dollars in loans, but deadlocked on most.

  10. August 21, 2018

    Manafort Jury Isn't Allowed Hung Option, For Now

    A Virginia federal judge refused on Tuesday to give the jurors considering the fate of former Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort the option of a hung verdict form after they asked what they should do if they cannot reach consensus on any individual count.