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kentuck

(111,106 posts) Mon Aug 6, 2018, 06:29 PM Aug 2018

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The die has been cast.

The testimony by Rick Gates adds a whole new perspective to the Manafort trial. This guy, Gates, confesses to crimes, with the assistance of Paul Manafort. Paul Manafort was his boss.

But, he also said that Manafort had a bank account in Cyprus, that he did not disclose to the IRS in his tax filings?

This has put Manafort in a very tight spot, to say the least.

It will be interesting if we discover that any of the Trump family was using that same bank in Cyprus? Manafort would probably know?

Shit is getting real.

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The die has been cast. (Original Post) kentuck Aug 2018 OP

Gates also put Manafort in another bind with the Russian Mafia htuttle Aug 2018 #1

I noticed that too... 2naSalit Aug 2018 #4

Cyprus, you say? MelissaB Aug 2018 #2

That would be infamous Bank of Cyprus angrychair Aug 2018 #3

I would LOVE to see Wilbur Ross go to jail, especially for asset stripping banks in Ireland OnDoutside Aug 2018 #5

htuttle

(23,738 posts)

1. Gates also put Manafort in another bind with the Russian Mafia

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Aug 6, 2018, 06:32 PM

Aug 2018

He testified that he and Manafort embezzled from them. Whoopsie.

2naSalit

(86,691 posts)

4. I noticed that too...

Reply to htuttle (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 6, 2018, 06:46 PM

Aug 2018

that's where Manafort is going to happy to go to jail, even though there's really no place to hide.

MelissaB

(16,420 posts)

2. Cyprus, you say?

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Aug 6, 2018, 06:40 PM

Aug 2018

Money laundering, Russian mob, and some Americans...

angrychair

(8,727 posts)

3. That would be infamous Bank of Cyprus

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Aug 6, 2018, 06:45 PM

Aug 2018

A long and sorted story filled with trump associates and friends and business partners:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/mar/23/wilbur-ross-russian-deal-bank-of-cyprus-donald-trump-commerce-secretary

https://www.google.com/amp/thehill.com/policy/international/366382-fbi-investigating-cyprus-bank-linked-to-russian-money-laundering-report%3Famp

OnDoutside

(19,962 posts)

5. I would LOVE to see Wilbur Ross go to jail, especially for asset stripping banks in Ireland

Reply to angrychair (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 6, 2018, 06:52 PM

Aug 2018

in 2010. He's a snake.

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