Sentences with phrase «rick gates»

More charges: The Washington Post reports that former Donald Trump presidential campaign chair Paul Manafort and his long - time business partner Rick Gates have been hit with another 32 - charge indictment related to bank fraud.

On the US side, indictments have been issued against Paul Manafort, a former Trump campaign chairman; Rick Gates, a former business associate of Mr Manafort and campaign adviser; George Papadopoulos, a former Trump campaign adviser, and Michael Flynn, Mr Trump's former national security adviser.

After securing guilty pleas and cooperation agreements from former Trump aides Michael Flynn and George Papadopoulos — with reportedly another coming from indicted Trump campaign official Rick Gates — Mueller has targeted 13 people affiliated with a Kremlin - connected troll farm, the Internet Research Agency.

In this post from October following their indictment, I highlighted that former campaign officials for Prez Trump, Paul Manifort and Rick Gates, could be facing very significant prison terms in light of the charges and potentially applicable sentencing guidelines.

Today, as reported here by BuzzFeed News, «Rick Gates, a former Trump campaign aide and longtime associate of former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, pleaded guilty on Friday in the criminal case brought by special counsel Robert Mueller's office.»

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The charges were not really relevant to Trump himself or Trump's election campaign since Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were charged with money laundering, tax evasion, fraud, and failure to disclose and register that they are agents of a foreign principal under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) for activities on behalf of Ukraine (NOT Russia) between the years 2006 until 2014.

Two other Trump campaign officials, Manafort associate Rick Gates and foreign policy advisor George Papadapoulous were also charged as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into possible campaign ties to Russia

Two other Trump campaign officials, Manafort associate Rick Gates and foreign...

There's the financial crimes against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates are accused of committing.

A federal grand jury indicted Manafort and a former business associate, Rick Gates, last week.

The lobbying firms the Podesta Group and Mercury Public Affairs are the unnamed companies in the grand jury indictment of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates, according to three sources with knowledge of the investigation.

Rick Gates, Manafort's longtime associate as well as a campaign adviser, was also charged, turned himself in and pleaded not guilty.

Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his ex-business associate Rick Gates appeared before a U.S. District judge for a status hearing following their indictment in the special counsel's ongoing investigation, and were warned about speaking to the press yet again as the case moves forward.

Several of Trump's former aides have pleaded guilty in Mueller's inquiry, including Rick Gates, a former campaign adviser, and Michael Flynn, Trump's former national security adviser.

Former Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates pleaded guilty Friday to two criminal charges stemming from the special counsel's probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 US election, and agreed to...

Rick Gates, Alex van der Zwaan, Michael Flynn, George Papadopolous and Richard Pinedo have all plead guilty rather then face trial.

This was the work, Cox said, of Rick Gates, «Manafort's guy,» who from an undisclosed location has been directing the convention proceedings.

Roger Stone is claiming his connection to Paul Manafort deputy Rick Gates are minimal as special counsel Robert Mueller is said to be reviewing their ties.

Paul Manafort and Rick Gates» case has added a new criminal charge or charges as of today, though whether the action is additional grand - jury approved indictments or indicates a coming a plea agreement remains a mystery.

Veteran GOP operative Paul Manafort, who ran Trump's campaign over the summer, has been indicted on 12 counts including conspiracy against the United States, along with his business partner and frequent White House visitor Rick Gates.

22) Alex van der Zwaan: This London lawyer pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI about his contacts with Rick Gates and another unnamed person based in Ukraine.

In October, Mueller charged Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and former deputy campaign manager Rick Gates with money laundering and failing to properly disclose their lobbying work on behalf of foreign clients.

Rick Gates, a former Manafort business partner and Trump campaign aide, is cooperating with Mueller's team as part of a plea deal.

Paul Manafort and Rick Gates were hit with tax, money laundering and other charges that relate to their work for the government of Ukraine and a Russia - affiliated Ukrainian political party.

Five of these people have already pleaded guilty — the latest being former Trump campaign staffer Rick Gates, who signed a plea deal and committed to cooperate with Mueller's investigation Friday.

Then there are former Trump campaign aides Paul Manafort and Rick Gates.

4) Rick Gates, a former Trump campaign aide and Manafort's longtime junior business partner, was indicted on similar charges to Manafort.

Though frustrated that the media were linking him to the indictment and tarnishing his presidency, he cheered that the charges against Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates, were focused primarily on activities that began before his campaign.

Mueller's investigation is creeping closer to the Oval Office with a guilty plea and cooperation agreement from former deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates.

The federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and business partner Rick Gates imposed a gag order in the case Wednesday, ordering all parties, including potential witnesses, not to make statements that might prejudice jurors.

Manafort and longtime business partner Rick Gates, meanwhile, were charged in a 12 - count indictment with conspiracy to launder money, making false statements and other charges in connection with their work advising a Russia - friendly political party in Ukraine.

Ex Trump campaign official Rick Gates arrives at the U.S. District Court in Washington on Nov. 2, 2017.

The Post's Spencer Hsu: «The federal judge overseeing the criminal trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and business partner Rick Gates imposed a gag order in the case Wednesday, ordering all parties, including potential witnesses, not to make statements that might prejudice jurors.

Rick Gates, formerly a senior Trump campaign official, is expected to plead guilty to conspiracy against the United States and lying to the FBI.

The wording of the question suggests Mueller may well be aware of such «outreach,» presumably informed by the cooperation he has received from Manafort's former deputy, Rick Gates.

Deripaska wrote in a 2015 court filing: «It appears that Paul Manafort and Rick Gates have simply disappeared.»

And one thing van der Zwaan lied about to the Bureau: communications he had with Rick Gates.

Mueller's office has obtained a wealth of subpoenaed documents about the president's conduct and has taken secret testimony from cooperating witnesses — Michael Flynn, former foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos and former campaign aide Rick Gates — any one of whom would be in a position to contradict Trump and expose him to perjury charges.

Around 2012, according to the indictment released on Friday, Mr. Manafort and his colleague Rick Gates «secretly retained a group of former senior European politicians to take positions favorable to Ukraine, including by lobbying in the United States.»

Charges made against Paul Manafort, Rick Gates and Michael Flynn are backed up by evidence.

Washington (CNN) The lawyers for former Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates showed a hint as to why they'd like to quit his case Wednesday: They don't agree with Gates.

Trump campaign aide Rick Gates to plead guilty in Mueller inquiry and co-operate, New York Times Enterprise to end discounts for NRA members on three of its brands, Reuters

Though it is unlikely that the Russian nationals who have been charged will be brought to justice, the Paul Manafort trial is coming up, and Mike Flynn, George Papadopoulos, Rick Gates, and Richard Pinedo have all entered guilty pleas and await sentencing.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller filed new fraud and money - laundering charges against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate Rick Gates.

That's not true, but it's also irrelevant because we know there were crimes: Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and the campaign and transition figures Rick Gates and George Papadopoulos have already pleaded guilty.

In the Crosshairs: Special Counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly focusing intently on interactions between former Trump campaign official, Rick Gates, and political operative Roger Stone.

And Michael Flynn and Rick Gates, both of whom worked closely with Kushner, are now cooperating with Mueller.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is focusing his investigation on ties between Trump campaign official Rick Gates and political consultant Roger Stone, according to a report Thursday.

Rick Gates, the longtime lobbying partner of ousted Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, is still making multiple visits to the White House — even though the Trump administration has sought to distance itself from Manafort.