Manafort, US government settle civil case for $3.15 million
March 6, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Manafort, the former chairman of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, has agreed to pay $3.15 million to settle a civil case filed by the Justice Department over undeclared foreign bank accounts.
Trump ally: ‘Dozens’ of my associates sought help on pardons
October 27, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A trusted friend of Donald Trump who’s facing federal foreign influence charges testified Thursday that “dozens” of people asked him for help in getting pardons from the former president.
Prosecutors use emails to build case against key Trump ally
September 29, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors cracked open a trove of emails and other communications at a federal trial on Thursday that they say shows how the former chair of Donald Trump’s inaugural committee worked behind the scenes in 2016 to get the future president to embrace the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Feds seek nearly $3M from Manafort over undisclosed accounts
April 29, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday against Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort — who was convicted in special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and later pardoned — seeking to recover nearly $3 million from undeclared foreign bank accounts.
Trump aide Manafort removed from plane for revoked passport
March 23, 2022 GMTMIAMI (AP) — Former Trump adviser Paul Manafort was removed from a plane at Miami International Airport before it took off for Dubai because he carried a revoked passport, officials said Wednesday.
Banker gets gets 1 year in prison in Manafort loan scheme
February 7, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A Chicago banker was sentenced on Monday to a year in prison for his conviction in a scheme to make $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort to gain influence in the Trump administration.
Prosecutors want 4 years for convicted Chicago banker
December 22, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A Chicago banker should spend at least four years in prison after he was convicted of delivering $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort in a bid for power in the administration of ex-President Donald Trump, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Chicago banker convicted in loans-for-Trump job scheme
July 13, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan jury on Tuesday convicted a Chicago banker of criminal charges for enabling Paul Manafort to get $16 million in loans before the former campaign manager for ex-President Donald Trump helped him get an interview for a job in the Trump administration.
Scaramucci tells banker trial jury about Trump’s transition
June 24, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Scaramucci recalled for a jury Thursday his role in filling jobs in former President Donald Trump's administration as he testified against a Chicago banker, saying he never would have considered the man for a job if he knew he was giving $16 million in loans to Trump's ex-campaign manager.
Prosecutor: Bank CEO sought ‘power’ with $16M Manafort loans
June 23, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A Chicago bank owner traded $16 million in loans to ex-President Donald Trump's ex-campaign manager in a bid for a prestigious position in Trump's administration, a prosecutor told jurors in an opening statement Wednesday before a defense attorney assured them that the banker committed no crimes.
Complaint: Ex-Colorado GOP chair took pro-Trump PAC funds
June 18, 2021 GMTDENVER (AP) — A complaint filed by a body that regulates state attorneys alleges that former Colorado Republican Party chair Ryan Call took nearly $280,000 from a super PAC supporting former President Donald Trump while Call served as the political action committee's treasurer.
Ex-Treasury worker sentenced to 6 months in ‘leak’ case
June 3, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A former U.S. Treasury Department worker was sentenced to six months in prison Thursday for leaking confidential financial reports to a journalist at BuzzFeed.
Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards pleaded guilty last year to a conspiracy charge, admitting she leaked banking reports, including some related to people being investigated in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe of foreign interference in U.S.
US says Russia was given Trump campaign polling data in 2016
April 16, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — It was one of the more tantalizing, yet unresolved, questions of the investigation into possible connections between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign: Why was a business associate of campaign chairman Paul Manafort given internal polling data — and what did he do with it...
Sergei Prikhodko, Russia’s ex-deputy PM, dies at 64
January 26, 2021 GMTMOSCOW (AP) — Sergei Prikhodko, Russia's former deputy prime minister who played a prominent role in shaping Russia's foreign policy, has died...
New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies
December 24, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned more than two dozen people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law, in the latest wave of clemency to benefit longtime associates and supporters...
A look at the 29 people Trump pardoned or gave commutations
December 24, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — For a second night in a row, President Donald Trump issued a round of pardons and commutations in the final weeks of his presidency, giving full pardons to his former campaign chairman, his son-in-law’s father and another of his allies convicted in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation...
Trump expected to flex pardon powers on way out door
December 3, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates and lawyers anticipate a flurry of clemency action from President Donald Trump in the coming weeks that could test the limits of presidential pardon power...
Manhattan DA appeals Manafort dismissal to NY’s high court
November 25, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — New York City prosecutors are seeking to have the state’s highest court revive state mortgage fraud charges against President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort after striking out twice before in lower courts...
Court won’t revive state fraud charges against Manafort
October 22, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A New York court on Thursday upheld a decision dismissing state mortgage fraud charges against Paul Manafort on double jeopardy grounds, affirming a lower court finding that they mirrored the federal charges that landed President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman behind bars...
Review: ‘Agents of Chaos,’ from Russia, but not with love
September 21, 2020 GMTLet's take a trip back in American history, but not too way back. To a time not that unfamiliar — the last presidential election...
NY prosecutors appeal Manafort’s double jeopardy dismissal
July 2, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors seeking to revive state mortgage fraud charges against Paul Manafort say their case is distinct from one that sent President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman to federal prison and should not have been thrown out on double jeopardy grounds...
Lawmakers question federal prisons’ home confinement rules
June 1, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers are raising questions about the federal Bureau of Prisons’ release of high-profile inmates and are calling for widespread testing of federal inmates as the number of coronavirus cases has exploded in the federal prison system...
Paul Manafort released from prison due to virus concerns
May 13, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's onetime presidential campaign chairman who was convicted as part of the NEW YORK (AP) — A former U.S. Treasury Department senior adviser pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy for leaking confidential banking reports related to special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe...Ex-US Treasury worker pleads guilty in Russia probe leak
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Ex-Trump aide Manafort told FBI he had ‘no chance at trial’
January 3, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort said he knew he “had no chance at trial" when he pleaded guilty in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, according to a summary of an interview with investigators that was made public Thursday...
Ex-Trump aide Paul Manafort hospitalized during prison term
December 17, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been hospitalized while serving his federal prison sentence...
Mueller documents: Manafort pushed Ukraine hack theory
November 3, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pushed the idea that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind the hack of the Democratic National Committee servers, Manafort's deputy told investigators during the special counsel's Russia probe...
Prosecutors say New York Manafort case isn’t double jeopardy
October 9, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — State prosecutors in New York City asked a judge Wednesday to reject claims by the defense team for twice-convicted Paul Manafort that their mortgage fraud case is double jeopardy...
Ukraine entangled yet again in American political storm
September 25, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's withholding of military aid from Ukraine and his calls for the country's new president to investigate the family of a political rival have thrust the East European nation into an American political storm for the second time in three years...
Manafort’s lawyers: State charges are double jeopardy
September 5, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort filed court papers seeking the dismissal of his New York mortgage fraud case, arguing that the charges brought in the wake of his federal convictions amount to double jeopardy...
Austria: Ukrainian businessman’s US extradition on hold
July 16, 2019 GMTBERLIN (AP) — Austria's justice minister has approved the extradition to the U.S. of Ukrainian businessman Dymitro Firtash, but he can stay in Austria while a court considers a defense motion to reopen the case, authorities said Tuesday...
Lawyers for Ukrainian oligarch lament extradition ruling
June 26, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for a Ukrainian oligarch say they're disappointed that an Austrian court has ruled him eligible for extradition to the United States in a bribery case...
Top Austrian court says Ukrainian oligarch can be sent to US
June 25, 2019 GMTVIENNA (AP) — Austria's Supreme Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that a Ukrainian oligarch who prosecutors say had business ties to President Donald Trump's ex-campaign manager, Paul Manafort, can be extradited to the United States in a bribery case...
Lawyer: Ukrainian oligarch likely to be extradited in July
June 7, 2019 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — A lawyer for a Ukrainian oligarch who has business ties to President Donald Trump's ex-campaign manager and is charged in an international bribery case in Chicago says his client faces likely extradition to the U...
Sources: Manafort nearing transfer to NYC to face state case
June 4, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, who is already behind bars in Pennsylvania on a federal conviction, is close to being transferred into custody in New York City to face state fraud charges, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday...
Bank CEO pleads not guilty in bid to get Trump post
May 24, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — A banker who prosecutors say tried to buy himself a senior post in President Donald Trump's administration by making risky loans to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty Thursday to a financial institution bribery charge as his lawyer said he's done nothing wrong...
The Latest: Stephen Calk pleads not guilty in loan scheme
May 23, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on the charges against bank CEO Stephen Calk (all times local):
Trump Tower meeting emails ‘really bad,’ aide told Trump
April 25, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The president's communications director didn't sugarcoat it: The emails, Hope Hicks told Donald Trump, were "really bad...
Nothing wrong with help from Russians, Trump lawyer says
April 22, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani insisted there was "nothing wrong" with the president's 2016 campaign taking information from the Russians, as House Democrats pledged stepped-up investigations into campaign misconduct and possible crimes of obstruction detailed in WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani insisted Sunday there was "nothing wrong" with the president's 2016 campaign taking information from the Russians, as House Democrats pledged stepped-up investigations into campaign misconduct and possible crimes of obstruction detailed in BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — U.S. Sen. Angus King of Maine says Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 elections shows many examples of "reckless" judgment by President Donald Trump and his advisers... WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on court appearances of two political consultants in foreign lobbying cases that grew out of the Russia probe (all times local):... WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at the key players entangled in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe... WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller's team says it won't be able to meet a court deadline this week in part because of the "press of other work... WASHINGTON (AP) — Beto O'Rourke opened his Democratic presidential campaign this past week with a call to action on global warming that misrepresented the science... WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the most prominent prosecutors working for special counsel Robert Mueller is leaving the team soon, a likely indication that the investigation is close to wrapping up... WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort (all times local):... WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced to a total of seven and a half years in prison on federal charges, then was hit almost immediately with fresh state charges in New York that could put him outside the president's power to pardon... ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Paul Manafort's indictment on state-level charges in New York could offer a blueprint for keeping President Donald Trump's associates behind bars if he pardons them on federal charges stemming from the Russia probe... WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is falsely asserting that the latest trial of his former campaign chairman proved there was no collusion with Russia... WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump heard words from a judge that the judge didn't speak, as the president reached to denounce the Russia investigation as a hoax and celebrate an exoneration he wasn't given... A judge's decision to sentence President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman to less than four years in prison — a fraction of the penalty called for in government guidelines — sparked widespread anger Friday and opened up a conversation about whether the justice system treats different crimes and criminals fairly... ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Latest on Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort (all times local):... ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, much less than what was called for under sentencing guidelines... WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has not shown remorse or taken responsibility for his crimes, federal prosecutors said in a court filing two days ahead of his sentencing hearing. PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — What do you do if you share a name with one of the most prominent defendants in the special counsel's investigation into Russia... WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort committed crimes that cut to "the heart of the criminal justice system" and over the years deceived everyone from bookkeepers and banks to federal prosecutors and his own lawyers, according to a sentencing memo filed by special counsel Robert Mueller's office... WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller is still seeking to keep secret details about his investigation into former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, according to a judge's ruling Saturday... WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the special counsel's Russia investigation (all times local): 12:30 a.m. Special counsel Robert Mueller's sentencing memorandum for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was not publicly available late Friday, suggesting the document may still be under seal...Giuliani: Nothing wrong with Trump camp taking Russian help
April 22, 2019 GMTKing says Mueller report shows ‘reckless’ judgment
April 19, 2019 GMTThe Latest: Ex-Obama WH aide denies guilt in lobbying case
April 12, 2019 GMTKey players in the Trump-Russia investigation
March 23, 2019 GMTMueller team requests delay due to ‘press of other work’
March 19, 2019 GMTAP FACT CHECK: O’Rourke on climate, Trump on ‘no collusion’
March 16, 2019 GMTProminent Mueller prosecutor expected to leave team soon
March 15, 2019 GMTThe Latest: Manafort gets more prison time, new NY charges
March 14, 2019 GMTManafort faces state charges after drawing more federal time
March 14, 2019 GMTDouble jeopardy? New York law could trump a pardon backstop
March 14, 2019 GMTAP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely claims vindication on collusion
March 13, 2019 GMTAP FACT CHECK: Trump wrong about federal judge’s remarks
March 11, 2019 GMTManafort case sparks conversation about sentence disparities
March 9, 2019 GMTManafort gets 47 months; Trump says he feels ‘very badly’
March 8, 2019 GMTThe Latest: Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison
March 8, 2019 GMTEx-Trump campaign boss Manafort sentenced to 47 months
March 8, 2019 GMTProsecutors: Manafort ‘blames everyone’ but himself
March 5, 2019 GMTManafort family business defends name as cousin sits in jail
March 3, 2019 GMTA stern memo about Manafort says he ‘brazenly violated’ law
February 24, 2019 GMTMueller still seeking secrecy in Manafort investigation
February 23, 2019 GMTThe Latest: Mueller sentencing memo in Manafort case pending
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