Rick Gates, once the man 'in the corner,' is now a central figure in Mueller investigation

By Michael Kranish and Tom Hamburger November 5 at 7:18 PM

Rick Gates was always just outside of the frame of focus: a right-hand man for international political consultant Paul Manafort, a senior aide for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, the deputy chairman of Trump’s inaugural committee.

A low-key 45-year-old father of four, he chose to live in Richmond with his family instead of moving to New York City or Washington. His lawyers said his assets are “limited” other than “a single home.”

But last week, prosecutors thrust Gates into the forefront of the special counsel’s Russia investigation, depicting him as a willing collaborator in a scheme with Manafort to defraud the U.S. government through a web of overseas accounts, laundering millions of dollars and hiding his work as a foreign agent.

Gates, who pleaded not guilty, did not respond to requests for comment. He posted a $5 million bond and is under house arrest.

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