The United States v. Paul J. Manafort, Jr. 1:18-cr-83

This page is an attempt to put all the information about Paul Manafort's federal trial in the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division into one place.

Trial Details
Location: Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division

Judge
T.S. Ellis

Defense

 * defendant: Paul J. Manafort, Jr., former campaign chairman, Trump 2016
 * lawyers:

Day 3
"Catch up: Here's what happened in Paul Manafort's criminal trial on Day 3" by Katelyn Polantz, 8/2/2018, CNN

Witnesses

 * landscaper Michael Regolizio,
 * Joel Maxwell of Big Picture Solutions,
 * Heather Washkuhn, Manafort's bookkeeper
 * Philip Ayliff, accountant

Testimony Highlights
Prosecutors continued to paint a picture detailing extravagant purchases. and other electronics installed in his Hamptons home from 2011 to 2014, according to Maxwell's testimony. for his extravagant personal purchases. She also told jurors that in early 2016, Manafort was falling behind on bills and maxing out a bank credit line. sent several fake, inflated income business statements to banks.
 * A landscaper testified that Manafort spent about $450,000 on landscaping over five years, and said Manafort had "one of the biggest ponds in the Hamptons."
 * Manafort also spent $2.2 million to have Apple TVs, wireless networks
 * Washkuhn denied ever knowing about the companies he used to wire money
 * Washkuhn also testified that Manafort and his longtime deputy Rick Gates
 * Vendors who sold custom men's clothing, audio-visual services, landscaping, home renovations and cars have told the jury in Northern Virginia that Manafort was a major customer and frequently paid with the unusual method of wiring money from corporate-named bank accounts in Cyprus.

Day 1
August 14, 2018 "Manafort lawyers rest fraud case without calling witnesses" by BBC Reporters, 8/14/2018, BBC Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's lawyers have rested their case without calling any witnesses in his bank and tax fraud trial.