Ex-Trump campaign official Rick Gates sentenced to 45 days in jail

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1. documented

   At Manafort's Virginia trial, Gates testified that he helped conceal foreign income and falsify financial materials and admitted stealing from Manafort through inflated expense reports. Defense counsel emphasized Gates' lies, affair, and cooperation incentive. The jury later convicted Manafort on eight counts but deadlocked on ten, limiting the verdict despite the damaging testimony.

   Cooperation history, testimony in Manafort trial, admitted conduct, and sentence context

   Gates testifies against Manafort and admits helping conceal foreign income · Testimony contributed to Manafort verdict; Gates' own plea and cooperation completed

2. convicted

   On December 17, 2019, a federal judge sentenced former Trump campaign official Rick Gates to three years of probation and 45 days of intermittent confinement following his guilty plea and cooperation.

   Gates receives probation and intermittent confinement · Sentence imposed; no present custody state asserted