As The Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft reported Monday morning, former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and business partner Rick Gates were ordered to surrender to federal authorities. Manafort has officially surrendered to the FBI, having entered the Bureau’s Washington, D.C. headquarters shortly after 8:00am EST.
The Justice Department released the list of 12 chargers facing Manafort and Gates, which include ‘conspiracy to launder money,’ and making ‘misleading FARA statements.’
“Ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and Richard Gates indicted on 12 counts, including “conspiracy against the United States,” tweeted NBC News
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BREAKING: Ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and Richard Gates indicted on 12 counts, including "conspiracy against the United States" http://pic.twitter.com/zabSHg5Yre
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 30, 2017
“”In total, more than $75,000,000 flowed through the offshore accounts. Manafort laundered more than $18,000,000,” says the incident, per NBC News
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Manafort/Gates indictment: "In total, more than $75,000,000 flowed through the offshore accounts. Manafort laundered more than $18,000,000" http://pic.twitter.com/djR2dqHiPR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 30, 2017
NBC News reports:
Former Donald Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his longtime business associate Rick Gates were indicted by a federal grand jury on 12 charges, including conspiracy against the U.S., Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office announced Monday.
Other charges against Manafort and Gates include money laundering, being an unregistered agent of a foreign principal, false foreign registration statements and seven counts of failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts.
The indictment was unsealed Monday after Manafort and Gates were told to surrender to law enforcement.
It says, “In total, more than $75 million flowed through offshore accounts” and it refers to Manafort’s “hidden overseas wealth to enjoy a lavish lifestyle in the United States.”
Business Insider’s Joe Perticone tweeted the complete DOJ indictment:
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Here’s the indictment of Paul Manafort and Rick Gates https://t.co/ZGZfWyXWXn
— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) October 30, 2017
Manafort set to make a court appearance at 1:30pm EST, according to CNN.
MANAFORT, GATES ARE SAID TO MAKE COURT APPEARANCE AT 1:30PM:CNN
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 30, 2017
“The indictment of Manafort and Gates is damning on their financial dealings, but it makes no mention of Trump, collusion or the campaign,” tweeted ABC New White House correspondent Jonathan Karl.
The indictment of Manafort and Gates is damning on their financial dealings, but it makes no mention of Trump, collusion or the campaign
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) October 30, 2017
Now this…
Former trump campaign adviserGeorge Papadopolous has been arrested for making false statements to FBI agents.
“Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopolous pleads guilty to making false statements to FBI agents,” tweeted NBC News
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BREAKING: Former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopolous pleads guilty to making false statements to FBI agents http://pic.twitter.com/vnBFSayXxd
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 30, 2017
“Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying to FBI agents in the Robert Mueller Probe,” reported Fox News.
Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos pleads guilty to lying to FBI agents in the Robert Mueller Probe http://pic.twitter.com/XAdcPYlhJN
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 30, 2017
Reuters reports:
George Papadopolous has pleaded guilty to making false statements to FBI agents, the federal special counsel said on Monday, becoming the third adviser to President Donald Trump’s campaign to face criminal charges in its investigation.
Papadopolous, of Chicago, is an international energy lawyer who was part of Trump’s advisory team during the 2016 presidential campaign. He pleaded guilty on Oct. 5 in a case unsealed on Monday, the special counsel’s office said in a statement.
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