Robert MuellerWednesday, 15 August 2018 ()
Prosecutors working the first case brought to trial from the ongoing investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller focused on Paul Manafort's numerous lies as they made their final appeal to a federal court jury in closing arguments on Wednesday in Manafort's bank and financial fraud trial, according to USA Today. Prosecutor Greg Andres spent two hours detailing Manafort's years-long plan to hide millions of dollars in profits across 31 foreign bank accounts while also fraudulently obtaining millions in a series of falsified bank loans. Andres detailed the 10 days of government testimony, highlighting the lies and fake documents which Manafort and his cohorts used in their alleged tax...