LEGAL/PAUL MANAFORT/RUSSIA: “A federal judge has rejected former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s latest effort to win release from house arrest by offering up properties aimed at fulfilling the $10 million bail the judge has set.
U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson said she would not accept Manafort’s Alexandria, Va. condominium as part of the bail package because it is pledged as part of the security for a $10.5 million loan Manafort obtained in 2016 on another home in Long Island, N.Y…
The judge did not mention it in her order Thursday [2-22-18] but prosecutors have alleged that Manafort obtained the $10.5 million loan under false pretenses by using ‘doctored’ financial statements for his consulting business.
There have been no public charges filed over the alleged fraud, although there was an indication Wednesday that prosecutors filed some new charges in the case under seal.
Manafort’s attorneys, who are under a gag order in the case, have not responded to the allegations. They did not respond to requests for comment Thursday.”
-Josh Gerstein, “Judge rejects Manafort’s latest bail offer,” Politico, Feb. 22, 2018 02:41pm