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Ex-Trump aide Paul Manafort to serve sentence at home amid virus fears

May 13, 2020 World Justice News 0

Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been released from prison to serve the remainder of his sentence at home due to Covid-19 fears. He had served a little over a year of a seven-and-a-half year […]

Paul Manafort: Ex-Trump chief gets 43 more months in jail

March 13, 2019 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump’s ex-campaign chief Paul Manafort has been jailed for 43 more months on charges stemming from the Russia investigation. It comes a week after the 69-year-old was given a 47-month prison sentence for fraud […]

Paul Manafort: Ex-Trump campaign chief jailed for fraud

March 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort has been sentenced to 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud. He was convicted last summer of hiding millions of dollars of income from […]

Trump ex-lawyer Michael Cohen’s help with Russia probe revealed

December 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer has given substantial help on how Russian nationals tried to affect the 2016 election, a legal memo has revealed. Michael Cohen’s help is detailed in the memo from Robert Mueller, who […]

Paul Manafort: Trump ex-aide lied to FBI says Mueller

November 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors say Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign chief, has breached a plea bargain agreement by repeatedly lying to the FBI. Manafort was convicted of financial fraud in August relating to his work as a […]

Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort to help Mueller inquiry in plea deal

September 14, 2018 zoshinuk 0

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has agreed to co-operate with an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the US election as part of a plea deal. In court on Friday, he pleaded guilty to […]

Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort guilty of multiple fraud charges

August 21, 2018 World Justice News 0

Ex-Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort has been found guilty on eight charges of tax fraud, bank fraud and failing to disclose foreign banks accounts. But the jury at his trial in Virginia failed to reach […]

Manafort lawyers rest fraud case without calling witnesses

August 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s lawyers have rested their case without calling any witnesses in his bank and tax fraud trial. A US judge also dismissed Mr Manafort’s motion to throw out all 18 charges […]

Paul Manafort, Trump ex-campaign chief, to begin trial

July 31, 2018 World Justice News 0

he trial of Donald Trump’s ex-election campaign chief is set to begin, the first to emerge from an inquiry into Russian meddling in the vote. Paul Manafort faces 18 criminal counts, including bank fraud, and […]

Ex-Trump aide Paul Manafort charged with US tax fraud

October 30, 2017 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump’s former presidential campaign manager, Paul Manafort, has been charged with conspiring to defraud the US in his dealings with Ukraine. The 12 charges brought against Mr Manafort and one of his business associates, […]

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Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]