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.
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