Maybe he didn't want to go to prison?

NEW YORK, (Reuters) - The former son-in-law of Paul 

Manafort, the one-time chairman of President Donald 

Trump's campaign, has cut a plea deal with the Justice 

Department that requires him to cooperate with other 

criminal probes, two people with knowledge of the 

matter said.

The guilty plea agreement, which is under seal and 

has not been previously reported, could add to the 

legal pressure on Manafort, who is facing two indictments 

brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in his probe 

of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential 

election.

Manafort has been indicted in federal courts in 

Washington and Virginia with charges ranging from 

tax evasion to bank fraud and has pleaded not guilty 

to the charges.