Jury considers Manafort guilty of fraud

alexandria - A jury of a federal court in the US state of Virginia has found Paul Manafort, the former campaign manager of President Trump, guilty of fraud. Twelve members of the jury were consulted after nearly four days of guilt in eight of the total of eighteen charges.

The six men and six women who preached the evidence of the Public Prosecution came to the conclusion after long meetings that the 69-year-old Manafort was guilty in all five cases of tax fraud that had been charged to him. Moreover, it was considered proven that he committed bank fraud in two cases and canceled one foreign bank account.

Earlier in the day, the jury had already indicated that it was unable to reach an agreement for all charges. The financial shodding of Manafort largely dates from before he started working for Trump. He held for the tax office hidden $ 16 million as a political advisor to pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine. He also lied to banks to get large loans. With that he could continue his luxurious lifestyle.

Trump could pardon his old confidant, but Mark Warner, the Democratic chief executive in the Senate intelligence committee, immediately warned him not to. 'Any attempt by the President to cancel the punishment for Mr. Manafort or frustrate the investigation into his campaign would be a blatant abuse of power and demand immediate action from Congress. '