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General Category => Trump Legal Investigations => Topic started by: mystery-ak on August 04, 2018, 12:36:06 am
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Manafort accountant testifies she helped falsify tax records
By John Bowden - 08/03/18 07:14 PM EDT
A former accountant for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort testified Friday that she helped falsify tax records on his behalf in order to misrepresent $900,000 in personal income as a business loan.
Cindy Laporta testified before a jury that she was asked by Manafort's former business associate, Rick Gates, that Manafort couldn't afford to pay his taxes 2015, telling her that she should instead misrepresent Manafort's income, The Washington Post Reported.
The misrepresentation is estimated to have saved Manafort at least $400,000 in taxes, according to Laporta.
Laporta, who has been granted immunity by federal prosecutors for her testimony, added that she chose to go along with the scheme in order to avoid potential litigation from Manafort's lobbying firm.
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http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/400346-manafort-accountant-testifies-she-helped-falsify-tax-records (http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/400346-manafort-accountant-testifies-she-helped-falsify-tax-records)