2 hours agoFormer Donald Trump campaign chief convicted of tax evasion
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)President Donald Trump's campaign chief, Paul Manafort, has been sentenced to 47 months in prison for tax evasion and bank fraud. He was accused last year of hiding millions of dollars in revenue that he had earned as political consultant in Ukraine. He is also expected to be punished in yet another case [...]
He was accused last year of hiding millions of dollars in revenue that he had earned as political consultant in Ukraine.
He is also expected to be punished in another case next week, dealing with illegal lobeing.
The charges stemmed from an investigation that began whether Trump's campaign staff had collaborated with Russia to win the 2016 elections.
Manafort, except it will pay $24m in compensation for the damage it has done to the state, will also pay a $505,000 fine, Kosova Prees follows.
The 69-year-old addressed the court Thursday evening in Alexandria, Virginia, while declaring “the last two years have been the most difficult of my life”.
