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Brandi Buchman @BBuchman_CNS
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THREAD - #ManafortTrial
More from witness Melinda James -
James says Manafort lied about whether he had a mortgage on a property in Brooklyn. (Union Street)
Info she gets from Manafort and Gates - and what she digs up on insurance records - reveal there's a mortgage...
on the house. Gates tells her its not finalized and wouldn't be until March in an email. Manafort CC'd on the email.
During cross, def atty Jay Nanavati shifts blame back to Gates, noting a Feb 2016 email (a month earlier than the loan was allegedly finalized)
from Manafort to Melinda James. In it, Manafort says the mortgage had only been "approved" but the deal was still not closed.
Some confusion in ct around what James said and what FBI reported her saying about the Union St mortgage though.
FBI said Gates told her the Union St mortg. was paid off, James said today she remembered things differently. James said Gates sent more insurance docs but didn't list a mortgage on the prop....one snag - the docs Gates sent over were older than what she had reviewed before.
This may be a little chestnut to question credibility of FBI stmts later. We'll see.
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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.

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

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Gates testimony:

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✅Repeatedly directed to defraud banks.

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✅Manafort’s attorneys attempted to show that complicated finances resulted in unintentional errors & Gates was the criminal mastermind.

✅Testimony from senior special agent w/FINCEN, at Treasury.

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✅Knowing that income can’t be disguised as a loan doesn’t require expertise nor is it complicated.

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Paula Liss, certified fraud examiner/money laundering specialist testimony:

✅Judge limited scope to questions agreed to during sidebar.

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✅Prosecution filed motion asking for a chance to explain why evidence of Manafort’s lavish lifestyle is directly relevant to the crimes charged.

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