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Paul Manafort convicted on eight counts of tax and bank fraud

On 21 August 2018 a federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia convicted former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on eight counts of tax fraud, bank fraud and failing to report foreign bank accounts, in a case brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

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On 21 August 2018 a federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia convicted former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on eight counts of tax fraud, bank fraud and failing to report foreign bank accounts, in a case brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Much of the hidden income came from his political work in Ukraine for Viktor Yanukovych's camp.

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  1. 1.nbcnews.comchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: manafort+convicted+eight · verified
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  3. 3.npr.orgchecked 2026-10-15 GET 200, keywords: manafort+convicted+eight · verified

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Factrail. (2026). Paul Manafort convicted on eight counts of tax and bank fraud. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/manafort-convicted-virginia-fraud-2018-08-21

https://factrail.ai/facts/manafort-convicted-virginia-fraud-2018-08-21

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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