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Breaking - New York preparing state charges for Manafort (Original Post)
malaise
Feb 2019
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cpamomfromtexas
(1,247 posts)1. Does this mean he needs to turn on Trump to save himself?
malaise
(269,254 posts)2. Yep
Kingofalldems
(38,503 posts)3. Oh yeah!
mucifer
(23,598 posts)9. Might be too late for that. he's proven himself to be not credible.
euphorb
(280 posts)4. Link? Source?
wishstar
(5,272 posts)7. NY Times: Manafort Is Expected to Face Charges in New York, Even if Trump Pardons Him:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/nyregion/manafort-pardon-trump.html
The Manhattan district attorneys office is preparing state criminal charges against Paul J. Manafort, President Trumps former campaign chairman, in an effort to ensure he will still face prison time even if the president pardons him for his federal crimes, according to several people with knowledge of the matter.
Mr. Manafort is scheduled to be sentenced next month for convictions in two federal cases brought by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III. He faces up to 25 years in prison for tax and bank fraud and additional time for conspiracy counts in a related case. It could effectively be a life sentence for Mr. Manafort, who turns 70 in April.
The office of the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., first began investigating Mr. Manafort in 2017 in connection with loans he received from two banks. Those loans were also the subject of some of the counts in the federal indictment that led to his conviction last year. But the state prosecutors deferred their inquiry in order not to interfere with Mr. Muellers investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election
They resumed their investigation in recent months, and a state grand jury began hearing evidence in the case, several people with knowledge of the matter said. The panel is expected to wrap up its work in the coming weeks, several of the people said, and prosecutors likely will ask the grand jurors to vote on charges shortly thereafter.
Mr. Vances office is expected to seek charges whether or not the president pardons Mr. Manafort. The plan was first reported by Bloomberg.
The Manhattan district attorneys office is preparing state criminal charges against Paul J. Manafort, President Trumps former campaign chairman, in an effort to ensure he will still face prison time even if the president pardons him for his federal crimes, according to several people with knowledge of the matter.
Mr. Manafort is scheduled to be sentenced next month for convictions in two federal cases brought by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III. He faces up to 25 years in prison for tax and bank fraud and additional time for conspiracy counts in a related case. It could effectively be a life sentence for Mr. Manafort, who turns 70 in April.
The office of the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., first began investigating Mr. Manafort in 2017 in connection with loans he received from two banks. Those loans were also the subject of some of the counts in the federal indictment that led to his conviction last year. But the state prosecutors deferred their inquiry in order not to interfere with Mr. Muellers investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election
They resumed their investigation in recent months, and a state grand jury began hearing evidence in the case, several people with knowledge of the matter said. The panel is expected to wrap up its work in the coming weeks, several of the people said, and prosecutors likely will ask the grand jurors to vote on charges shortly thereafter.
Mr. Vances office is expected to seek charges whether or not the president pardons Mr. Manafort. The plan was first reported by Bloomberg.
euphorb
(280 posts)5. Processing?
All that I can find is that NY prosecutors have prepared state charges to be filed in case Manafort is pardoned. That is not the same as "processing." Or do you have something more on this story?
malaise
(269,254 posts)6. I am not a lawyer
They are preparing state charges so my bad - will reword
wishstar
(5,272 posts)8. See above link from NY Times- state has been presenting evidence to Grand Jury
and expectation is that indictments will be forthcoming from the Grand Jury activity