Paul John Manafort Jr. Manafort served as an adviser to the U. Bush , and Bob Dole. In , he co-founded the Washington, D. Black Jr. The guilty plea by the former adviser, George Papadopoulos, marked the first criminal count that cites interactions between Trump campaign associates and Russian intermediaries during the campaign.
The charges ushered Mueller's sprawling investigation into a new phase with felony charges and possible prison sentences for key members of the Trump campaign. Papadopoulos' plea occurred on Oct. In court papers, he admitted lying about the nature of his interactions with "foreign nationals" who he thought had close connections to senior Russian government officials. Will FirstEnergy Corp. The criminal complaint implicates FirstEnergy Corp. Bankrupt subsidiary FirstEnergy Solutions, which emerged from bankruptcy as a separate new company called Energy Harbor in February , is identified as Company A The Energy and Policy Institute previously reported on the shared services agreement described in the complaint , whereby FirstEnergy Corp.
The criminal complaint describes how the Householder-run operation then spent FirstEnergy Corp. The money mattered: the complaint notes that one FirstEnergy-backed candidate defeated his Democratic opponent in the general election by only votes. Carrie Johnson February 22, Paul Manafort and his business partner Rick Gates are two of the most prominent members of the Trump campaign to face criminal charges as part of the special counsel's investigation into Russia's attack on the presidential election.
The count indictment filed in the Eastern District of Virginia includes numerous tax and bank fraud charges. Manafort and Gates are already facing money laundering and other charges in federal court in Washington, D. Sources have told NPR in recent weeks that Gates, who is struggling to pay his mounting legal fees, may be in the process of negotiating a guilty plea.
Video Audio icon An illustration of an audio speaker. Audio Software icon An illustration of a 3. Software Images icon An illustration of two photographs. Images Donate icon An illustration of a heart shape Donate Ellipses icon An illustration of text ellipses. USA v. EMBED for wordpress. Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Files related to Paul Manafort's criminal case in the District for the District of Columbia, brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller during the investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election.
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