USA v. Manafort et al
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June 29, 2018
Manafort To Seek Change Of Venue In Fraud Case
Attorneys for Paul Manafort told a Virginia federal judge Friday that they intend to seek a change of venue for his rapidly approaching tax and bank fraud trial, saying government leaks and media coverage have poisoned public sentiment toward the former Trump campaign chairman.
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June 26, 2018
Manafort Can't Slip Va. Fraud Charges From Mueller Probe
A Virginia federal judge refused Tuesday to dismiss tax and bank fraud charges against President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, ruling that the special counsel's office was within its jurisdiction to indict him as part of its Russia investigation but simultaneously cautioning against excessively powerful special counsel.
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June 21, 2018
Manafort Can't Shield Seized Storage Files, Judge Rules
A Washington, D.C., federal judge has rejected Paul Manafort's bid to keep Special Counsel Robert Mueller from using evidence FBI agents seized from boxes and a filing cabinet in a Virginia storage unit, saying that agents' warrantless peek inside — and the warrant they subsequently got — were both lawful.
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June 15, 2018
Manafort Ordered To Jail For Witness Tampering
Paul J. Manafort will spend the remaining months before his trial on money laundering and conspiracy charges behind bars, a D.C. federal judge ruled Friday, after finding probable cause that the political operative who helped shepherd Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign attempted to tamper with witnesses while under supervised release.
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June 05, 2018
Manafort Must Answer To Witness Tampering Claims By Friday
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday gave Paul Manafort until the end of the week to respond to allegations of witness tampering from Special Counsel Robert Mueller that could land the former Trump campaign chairman behind bars while he awaits trial on charges arising from the Russia investigation.
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June 04, 2018
Mueller Says Manafort Attempted Witness Tampering
Special Counsel Robert Mueller accused President Donald Trump's former campaign chair Paul Manafort Monday of attempting to tamper with potential witnesses ahead of his trial over alleged financial crimes, asking a D.C. federal court to revoke the terms of his pretrial release, or revise those terms.
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May 30, 2018
'Friends' Of Paul Manafort Launch Legal Defense Fund
A group claiming to be "longtime friends" of Paul Manafort announced the launch of a legal defense fund Wednesday to help the former Trump campaign chair fight allegations of financial crimes brought against him in D.C. and Virginia federal courts.
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May 25, 2018
Manafort Trial Delayed 2 Weeks Over Family Medical Issue
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's trial on financial crimes has been delayed by roughly two weeks, as a Virginia federal judge cited an unspecified family medical issue on Friday.
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May 23, 2018
Akin Gump Partner To Testify At Manafort Trial
Attorneys for Special Counsel Robert Mueller confirmed Wednesday in D.C. district court that they intend to call Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP partner Melissa L. Laurenza to testify at the trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
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May 15, 2018
Manafort Can't Slip DC Charges From Mueller Investigation
A Washington, D.C., federal judge refused to toss money laundering and other charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Tuesday, ruling Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was within his authority to authorize Special Counsel Robert Mueller to investigate "any links" that arose from investigating Russian election interference.