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The latest: FBI forensic accountant Morgan Magionos began testifying ahead of lunch recess. She reviewed documents and various bank statements connected to Manafort's accounts in Cyprus, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the UK.
According to Magionos, she found 31 foreign bank accounts opened from 2010 to 2014.
All of the accounts listed Manafor, Gates or Konstantin Kilimnik as beneficial owners and/or authorized signatories.
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Prosecutors asked her how she knew they were connected to Manafort?
Simply enough - when opening the accounts, Manafort attached a copy of his passport.
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Good morning from inside the media room at the USDC Eastern District of Virginia. Bijan Kian's status conference with Judge Trenga gets underway this morning at 10AM. Story to come @CourthouseNews. Trial set for Feb, so today I'm expecting negotiating around docs/schedule etc.
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House Dems released their rules package last night. Vote goes down this week. Here's a taste of whats inside as House Dems push for a return to "regular order":
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#ManafortTrial Day 10

✅Gov filing argues bank defrauded even if Calk knew of Manafort's misrepresentations.

✅A Manafort motion & Gov reply were filed under seal🤷‍♀️

✅Testimony from Brennan, Fed. Savings Bank VP.

✅Gov rested.

✅Manafort filed motion for acquittal.

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#ManafortTrial Day 10 cont.

Brennan (granted immunity) testified:

✅Manafort didn't disclose mortgages of NY properties in apps.

✅Manafort demanded new loan terms at closing, which were rejected by bank president.

✅“[But loan] closed because Calk wanted it to close.”

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#ManafortTrial Day 10 cont.

✅Email among bank employees suggests bank knowledge of “red flags” & “inconsistencies.”

✅Newly released emails reveal Calk sent Manafort his resume and preferred positions in the Trump administration the day before closing on $9.5M loan.

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#ManafortTrial Day 9 (sorry for delay)

✅Prosecution filing asks Judge Ellis to correct improper statement.

✅Docs & testimony suggest Federal Savings Bank chairman approved $16M in loans to secure a job in Trump admin.

✅D.C. filing confirms Gates’ ongoing cooperation.

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#ManafortTrial Day 9 cont.

Fed. Savings Bank Senior VP Raico’s testimony:

✅Loan process was unusually fast.

✅Bank chairman Steve Calk’s involvement unlike any other loan.

✅Loans granted on Manafort’s terms, even after bank’s president suggested ending negotiations.

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#ManafortTrial Day 9 cont.

Raico’s testimony:

✅Calk let Manafort know he wanted Trump admin role & Manafort asked for Calk’s resume.

✅11/11/2016- call from Calk: “[I’m possibly] up for some role in [Trump admin. Can you ask Manafort?]”

✅11/16/2016- $9.5M loan closed.

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#ManafortTrial Day 7:

Summary:

✅Gates testimony ends.

✅Testimony from FBI accountant -CPA & Certified Fraud Examiner M. Magionos

✅Testimony from IRS agent M. Welch (admitted as expert witness)

✅Judge Ellis: "Judges should be patient...I'm not.”

✅8 witnesses left.

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#ManafortTrial Day 7 cont.

Gates testimony:

✅In 2014 FBI interview about Yankovych, he disclosed offshore accounts but not hidden ones.

✅Manafort asked him to meet w/Lyovochkin (pro-Russia politician) re: payments.

✅"No doubt at all [no plea agreement if he lies]."

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#ManafortTrial Day 7 cont.

FBI accountant Magionos:

✅31 foreign accounts owned by Manafort, Gates or Kilimnik (pro-Russia politician).

✅Emails from Manafort re: international wire xfers.

✅Paid >$60M via foreign accounts.

✅FARA filing inconsistent w/tax returns.

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Day 7: The cross examination of Rick Gates continues -- Manafort's lawyer estimated yesterday he'd need about an hour today. And then? Re-direct by prosecutors. And then? We don't know, the govt hasn't said who's after Gates. On all the news yesterday: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…
Judge taking a short recess. Rick Gates finished his testimony. Manafort's lawyer Kevin Downing asked about an interview Gates did with the FBI in 2014 (re: Ukrainian govt money) — Gates said he told the FBI about the existence of Manafort biz offshore accounts
Gates also said during cross that when he discussed the FBI interview with Manafort, Manafort told him to be "open" and provide info requested. Later, govt asked Gates if they were under investigation at the time, and Gates said he didn't think so. Was the IRS there? No, he said
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#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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#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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#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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Judge TS Ellis denies Manafort request to be released from jail for trial. ⚖️
Manafort jury selected and list of ‘Exhibits’ released by the prosecutors from Special Counsel Mueller office.
"A man in this courtroom believed the law did not apply to him, not tax law, not banking law," Asonye said as he sketched out the evidence gathered by special counsel Robert Mueller's team in Manafort's bank fraud and tax evasion trial.

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