#ManafortTrial Day 4:
The prosecution is awaiting approval to present financial activity summary charts from foreign & U.S. banks:
✅An FBI forensic accountant reviewed 1000s of docs
✅17 domestic & 15 foreign Manafort-controlled entities
✅ >200 international wire xfers
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The prosecution is awaiting approval to present financial activity summary charts from foreign & U.S. banks:
✅An FBI forensic accountant reviewed 1000s of docs
✅17 domestic & 15 foreign Manafort-controlled entities
✅ >200 international wire xfers
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#ManafortTrial Day 4 cont.
CPA who prepared Manafort’s tax docs from 1997-2014 testified:
✅Manafort repeatedly claimed 0 foreign accounts
✅Was asked by Manafort to lie to bank about properties (bank fraud)
✅Was told 1.5M from Cyprus was loan, not payment (tax fraud)
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CPA who prepared Manafort’s tax docs from 1997-2014 testified:
✅Manafort repeatedly claimed 0 foreign accounts
✅Was asked by Manafort to lie to bank about properties (bank fraud)
✅Was told 1.5M from Cyprus was loan, not payment (tax fraud)
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#ManafortTrial Day 4 cont.
Manafort's accountant from 2014 (granted immunity) testified:
✅In 10/4/16 email, Manafort claimed 0 foreign accounts
✅She was suspicious of foreign loans but reduced loan amount to avoid confrontation, saving Manafort~$500K in tax liability
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Manafort's accountant from 2014 (granted immunity) testified:
✅In 10/4/16 email, Manafort claimed 0 foreign accounts
✅She was suspicious of foreign loans but reduced loan amount to avoid confrontation, saving Manafort~$500K in tax liability
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#ManafortTrial Day 4 cont.
@washingtonpost has full details of today's proceedings.
The trial will resume on Monday, August 6th.
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@washingtonpost has full details of today's proceedings.
The trial will resume on Monday, August 6th.
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washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/…
