Judge: Manafort could spend 'the rest of his life in prison'
By Luis Sanchez - 03/13/18 01:43 PM EDT
Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, could end up behind bars for the rest of his life if he is convicted of the charges against him, a federal judge said in an order made public on Tuesday.
“Given the nature of the charges against the defendant and the apparent weight of the evidence against him, defendant faces the very real possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison,†District Judge T.S. Ellis III wrote, according to Politico.
Ellis, based in Alexandria, Va., is presiding over a new indictment filed against Manafort that accuses him of bank fraud and tax evasion. He said Manafort is a flight risk because of the severity of the allegations and ordered him to remain under house arrest.
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