Paul Manafort

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Craig, 74, faces up to 10 years in prison for charges of making false statements and violating a lobbying law. (Photo:AP)

Ex-Obama lawyer faces 10 Years in jail for false statements

Greg Craig, a former White House counsel in the Obama administration, was charged with lying about work he performed in 2012 for Ukraine.

12 Apr 2019 3:19 PM

The charges involved Manafort's work for 10 years on behalf of Moscow-allied politicians in Ukraine, and nothing related to the 2016 election -- an issue he argued in asking the court for lenience. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort jailed for 47 months

Prosecutors alleged that Paul Manafort used offshore bank accounts in Cyprus to hide more than USD 55 million from Ukrainian politicians.

08 Mar 2019 10:15 AM

As part of the deal, Manafort, 69, could be required to cooperate with Mueller's probe into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election and whether Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 US presidential election. (Photo: File)

Ex-Trump campaign manager plead guilty in deal with Mueller

Details of the deal were likely to emerge in a plea agreement hearing scheduled for 11 am ET (1500 GMT) in federal court.

15 Sep 2018 2:49 PM

Trump biographer Michael D’Antonio says the president may be surprised that he can’t exert more control from the West Wing over his former friends and employees. (Photo: File)

Donald Trump’s bad week: President’s men turn against the President

It was a bruising week for Trump, with a trio of men who are intimately familiar with secrets and dealings now cooperating with prosecutors.

25 Aug 2018 2:08 PM

Trump said the hush payments were financed with his own money -- to which Cohen had access -- and that while he had no knowledge of them at the time, he had since been fully transparent. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump denies wrongdoing, slams Cohen 'stories' on hush payments

Donald Trump's response was to discredit Cohen -- contrasting his actions with the 'brave' Manafort.

23 Aug 2018 9:02 AM

The stakes for Trump are now legal as well as political. (Photo: AP)

Double blow to Trump as closest ex-aides face prison for multiple financial crimes

In a stunning admission that implicates Trump, Cohen pleaded guilty to buying silence of two women about their alleged affairs with Trump.

22 Aug 2018 3:24 PM

Claiming that she had first hand information on the link between Donald Trump and Kremlin Vashukevich asked for help after being arrested in Thailand. (Photo: Instagram/ nastya_rybka.ru)

Russian escort arrested in Thailand offers info on Russia probe in exchange for help

Vashukevich better known as Nastya Rybka, had an affair with Deripaska who she alleged hired ex-Trump aide Paul Manafort.

28 Feb 2018 12:42 PM

The filing adds allegations of tax evasion and bank fraud and significantly increases the legal jeopardy facing Paul Manafort, who managed Trump’s campaign for several months in 2016. (Photo: File)

Raising the pressure, FBI charges ex-Trump aide with new allegations

After a two-month stretch that produced no charges, the new indictment is part of a flurry of activity for Mueller’s team.

23 Feb 2018 6:47 PM

A photograph posted on Trump's Instagram account shows Papadopoulos sitting at the same table with Trump as well as Jeff Sessions, now Trump's attorney general, and several others. (Photo:AP/File)

Trump claims he doesn’t remember much about a ‘very unimportant’ meeting with Putin

Allegedly George Papadopoulos suggested arranging a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

04 Nov 2017 12:56 PM

They were arrested following an investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller, who is looking into allegations that members of the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to get him elected. (Photo: AP)

Russian meddling in US election: Trump’s ex-campaign manager under house arrest

Judge Jackson ordered that the pair remain under home confinement and GPS monitoring.

03 Nov 2017 4:34 PM

President Donald Trump (Photo: AFP | File)

Donald Trump aides stare at harsh jail terms

If convicted at trial, the law gives federal judges wide latitude in imposing prison sentences and fines.

01 Nov 2017 4:29 AM

Trump in serious trouble

How deep is the trouble President Trump is in as a result of these developments? It is hard to judge.

01 Nov 2017 2:48 AM

Manafort has been one of Mueller's prime targets. Earlier this year, FBI agents raided Manafort's home. (Photo: AP)

Russian meddling: Trump’s ex associate charged

The charges are the first in Robert Mueller's investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign.

30 Oct 2017 6:03 PM

Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort (Photo: AP)

FBI raids former Trump campaign manager Manafort's home: report

Special Counsel Robert Mueller is also investigating Manafort as part of his probe into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.

09 Aug 2017 8:44 PM

Robert Mueller’s team may ask Paul Manafort to help probe

A former senior US law enforcement official said that tactic is often used as a means to hide the origin of funds gained illegally.

24 Jul 2017 5:55 AM

In a secret plan, Manafort had proposed in June 2005 that he would influence politics, business dealings and news coverage inside the US, Europe and the former Soviet republics to benefit the Putin government. (Photo: AP)

US: Trump’s former campaign chair drew up 2005 plan to benefit Putin govt

The work appears to contradict assertions by the Trump administration and Manafort himself that he never worked for Russian interests.

22 Mar 2017 6:20 PM

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