The former Trump campaign chairman and political consultant indicted in 2017 as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation could receive up to 24 years in prison.
Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will be sentenced by a federal judge on Thursday on charges that came from special counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing investigation into Russian election interference.
He was also found guilty on two counts of bank fraud for lying to secure loans and maintain his luxurious lifestyle. Court filings show that Manafort once bought an ostrich-skin jacket for $15,000 and spent more than $400,000 in just one year on designer clothing. He often paid for the expenses with international wire transfers.
"Manafort was the lead perpetrator and a direct beneficiary of each offense," the special counsel's office said in its sentencing memo."And while some of these offenses are commonly prosecuted, there was nothing ordinary about the millions of dollars involved in the defendant's crimes, the duration of his criminal conduct, or the sophistication of his schemes."
But his time at the top of the Trump campaign was short-lived. In August 2016, Manafort was forced to leave the campaign after reports of his controversial business dealings with Ukraine, particularly his lobbying work for the country’s pro-Russia government officials.
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