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Paul Manafort is found guilty of fraud after first trial brought by Robert Mueller's prosecutors

Paul Manafort, who was the campaign chairman on Donald Trump's presidential campaign team, has been found guilty of eight counts of bank and tax fraud and could be sent to prison for the rest of his life.

Manafort, 69, who had once been one of Washington's wealthiest and most powerful men, was found guilty on Tuesday by a federal jury in Alexandria, Virginia. He had been charged with a total of 18 counts of fraud. The jury said it was deadlocked on the other 10.

The jury's verdict defies Donald Trump, who last Friday called Manafort "a very good person" and referred to his trial as "sad". 

Manafort will be sentenced by Judge T.S. Ellis after background reports and argument from both prosecution and defense over what sentence is appropriate. 



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