Paul Manafort's Ex-Son-In-Law Sentenced To 9 Years For Fraud Charges, Swindles $3M From Dustin Hoffman
Jeffrey Yohai reportedly swindled $3 million from Hoffman and his son in a bogus real estate deal involving a home in the Hollywood Hills.
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Jeffrey Yohai reportedly swindled $3 million from Hoffman and his son in a bogus real estate deal involving a home in the Hollywood Hills.
Manafort spoke briefly about how prayer and faith have helped get him through this time and asked Judge T.S. Ellis "to be compassionate."
Prosecutors say former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort lied about his contacts with a Russian associate and Trump administration officials.
Pardoning former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is still a possibility, President Trump told the New York Post in an Oval Office interview Wednesday.
Prosecutors said Monday that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort violated his plea agreement with the government by lying to federal investigators.
Manafort had proffered information to the government on Tuesday, and his legal team signed the deal on Thursday.
Former longtime Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in federal court in Manhattan Tuesday to eight counts.
The government's star witness took the stand Monday in the bank fraud and tax evasion trial of Paul Manafort, the onetime chairman of the Trump presidential campaign. Rick Gates became the first member of the Trump campaign to publicly admit to crimes.
After weeks of him saying he couldn't prepare for his late July trial behind bars, a federal judge ordered the former Donald Trump campaign chairman to be transferred to an Alexandria, Virginia, detention facility minutes from DC.
In a tweet, Trump said the decision to revoke Manafort's bail is "tough," although he referred to it as a "sentence."
The expanded criminal allegations ratchet up the pressure Manafort faces to cut a deal with the special counsel's office as he awaits two criminal trials.
The former son-in-law of onetime Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has cut a plea deal with federal prosecutors that requires him to cooperate in other criminal cases.
Prosecutors allege the men "hid the existence and ownership of the foreign companies and bank accounts" they oversaw and laundered more than $30 million in income.
Paul Manafort and Rick Gates are accused of funneling tens of millions of dollars in payments through foreign companies and bank accounts.
