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posted by takyon on Monday October 30 2017, @07:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the "I-didn't-even-know-the-guy" dept.

Manafort and Gates, were charged with "conspiracy against the United States," "conspiracy to launder money" and other offenses. The two were expected in court in Washington by the afternoon.

The Justice Department indictment on Manafort and Gates contains 12 counts: "conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, unregistered agent of a foreign principal, false and misleading FARA statements, false statements, and seven counts of failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts."

Papadopoulos pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI.

The Manafort and Gates indictment unsealed on Monday morning does not make any reference to Russia's influence campaign against the presidential election, but it does allege extensive financial ties between Manafort and Gates and powerful Ukrainians.

The Papadopoulos materials, on the other hand, detail the many contacts investigators say he had with Russian-linked operatives. He met at least two people, a man and a woman, who the FBI says were working for the Russian government and had boasted to him about the help it could offer the Trump campaign against Clinton.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 30 2017, @08:48PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 30 2017, @08:48PM (#589667)

    Two wrongs don't make a right.

    Many agencies reviewed the sale of the ore company, and in general the ore cannot leave the USA anyhow. As far as charitable donations and speech fees as "bribes", politicians have been involved in such for many decades, including Reagan. Why focus on just Hillary? If you want to outright ban it, that's fine, but ban it for all politicians. But since the right-leaning SCOTUS ruled political bribery as "free speech", that's more difficult.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 30 2017, @09:03PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 30 2017, @09:03PM (#589682)

    But but EMAILS!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 31 2017, @10:31AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 31 2017, @10:31AM (#589952)

    But three do!