Paul Manafort charged with 'conspiracy against the United States'
President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort surrendered to federal authorities Monday after being indicted as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference during the 2016 election campaign. He and a former business associate, Richard Gates, were told to turn themselves in early Monday morning.
Reports emerged Friday that a grand jury had approved the first indictments in Mueller's probe, and over the weekend speculation zeroed in on Manafort. The former Trump official had been under investigation even before Mueller was appointed to head the Russia probe, for real estate and financial dealings including work in Ukraine, where he worked for a Russia-linked political party. Mueller's probe absorbed those inquiries, as well as an investigation into Manafort's conduct during the election.
Manafort and Gates have been indicted on 12 counts, Politico reports, including conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, and unregistered agent of a foreign principal. The pair are also charged with making false and misleading statements regarding the Foreign Agents Registration Act and with seven counts of failure to file reports of foreign bank accounts. Read the release from Mueller's office detailing the charges below, or read the full indictment here. Kimberly Alters
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Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
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