Quincy News: Ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort charged with 'conspiracy against the United States' in 12-count indictment

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– News from elsewhere covered by Quincy Quarry News with commentary added.

Ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort charged with “conspiracy against the United States.”

The former Trump campaign head Paul Manafort and an associate were indicted on 12 counts, the special counsel said this morning and so marking both a major as well a relatively rapid step in the Mueller probe.

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Per coverage by CNN, “(t)he indictment against the two men contains 12 counts: conspiracy against the United States, conspiracy to launder money, unregistered agent of a foreign principal, false and misleading US Foreign Agents Registration Act statements, false statements, and seven counts of failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts.”

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CNN also noted that “(t)he charges do not cover any activities related to the campaign, though it’s possible Mueller could add additional charges.”

Per Quincy Quarry’s relationship with a senior international major news media reporter as well as other knowledgeable sources, Paul Manafort has long been under scrutiny over suspect past dealings with pro-Russian Ukranian interests and potentially others dating back to well before his but a couple of months long stint as then-candidate Donald Trump’s campaign manager.

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Further, per Quincy Quarry’s even closer relationship with an international corporate security and investigation firm, there are clear indications that Manafort also appears open to charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

In turn, if such charges are also filed, fines and financial forfeiture sanctions could readily run into many times more than whatever funds he either paid out and/or received as payments in the commission of any such corrupt practices as well as also these sanctions could also be levied against anyone who or entity that may have commissioned Manafort to act corruptly.

As this is sure to prove to be a fast-breaking story, expect more breaking badly bad news™ as all but a given.