Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is convicted at fraud trial
Manafort was found guilty on five counts of tax fraud, one count of failing to file a financial document with the government and two counts of bank fraud; a mistrial was declared on 10 other counts
Paul Manafort, US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, was convicted by a federal jury at his fraud trial on Tuesday, handing a crucial victory to special counsel Robert Mueller.
Manafort was found guilty on five counts of tax fraud, one count of failing to file a financial document with the government, and two counts of bank fraud. The jury could not reach a decision on the other 10 counts.
He was accused of lying to tax authorities about his income and offshore tax accounts, failing to file reports about those accounts, and defrauding banks to get loans.
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The convictions were half of a double blow to Trump.
In the Manafort case, US District Judge TS Ellis III declared a mistrial on the 10 counts for which the jury could not reach a verdict. Manafort and his wife, Kathleen, showed no emotion when the courtroom deputy read the verdict. Manafort looked stunned as he was led out of the courtroom.