T. S. Ellis III: Difference between revisions

 

===Paul Manafort===

In March 2018, Ellis assumed control over [[Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)#Paul Manafort and Rick Gates|a set of criminal charges]] against [[Paul Manafort]], former chair of the [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign]]. The 18 counts filed in Virginia federal court include tax evasion and [[bank fraud]], and are in addition to earlier charges filed in a Washington, D.C. court.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/special-counsel-mueller-files-new-charges-in-manafort-gates-case/2018/02/22/7db99c9c-1716-11e8-8b08-027a6ccb38eb_story.html |title=Special counsel Mueller files new charges in Manafort, Gates case |last=Barrett |first=Devlin |date=February 22, 2018 |work=Washington Post |access-date=February 22, 2018 |last2=Hsu |first2=Spencer S. |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The government alleges that Manafort, with assistance from his associate [[Rick Gates (political consultant)|Rick Gates]], laundered over $30 million through offshore bank accounts between approximately 2006 and 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/us/politics/paul-manafort-new-charges-mueller.html |title=Mueller Files New Fraud Charges Against Paul Manafort |last=Apuzzo |first=Matt |date=February 22, 2018 |work=The New York Times |access-date=February 23, 2018 |last2=Schmidt |first2=Michael S. |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On March 13 Ellis ordered Manafort held on $10 million bond and home confinement with GPS monitoring.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/13/manafort-faces-very-real-possibility-life-in-prison-court-order-says.html|title=Manafort 'faces very real possibility' of life in prison, court order says|last1=Singman|first1=Brooke|last2=Gibson|first2=Jake|date=March 13, 2018|work=Fox News|accessdate=May 5, 2018}}</ref> He set a trial date of July 10, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/08/politics/manafort-trial/index.html|title=Manafort trial set to begin July 10|first=Caroline Kelly and Katelyn Polantz,|last=CNN|publisher=|accessdate=March 8, 2018}}</ref>