Federal grand jury charges Gates with Manafort in foreign-lobbying and laundering case
Reporting and findings
- charged
A federal grand jury indicted Gates and Manafort on charges arising from years of work for Ukrainian clients, including conspiracy, money laundering, unregistered foreign-agent activity, and false statements. The indictment was allegation, not proof. Gates later pleaded guilty to conspiracy and lying to investigators and cooperated, while other original counts were dismissed under his plea agreement.
- U.S. Department of Justice, Special Counsel's Office: Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential ElectionVolume II appendix, pages 199–201: initial indictment, superseding process, guilty plea, dismissed counts, and cooperation
Summary and current status
The indictment alleged concealed Ukraine income, false filings, and money laundering; Gates later pleaded guilty to narrower conspiracy and false-statement counts.
Charges resolved by February 2018 guilty plea and later sentence
People and organizations
- Donald J. TrumpDonald Trump network root
- Rick Gatesformer Trump deputy campaign chairman
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpformer deputy campaign chairmanRick Gates