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Paul Manafort found guilty on 8 counts, judge declares mistrial on 10 others

By Kelly Cohen, Melissa Quinn
Published August 21, 2018 8:30pm ET
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Paul Manafort found guilty on 8 counts, judge declares mistrial on 10 others
Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald Trump, exits the District Courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Manafort entered a not guilty plea Thursday in federal court, where he faces 18 counts including bank fraud and tax fraud. Last week, he denied wrongdoing in a related case in Washington accusing him of money laundering. | (Zach Gibson/Bloomberg)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort on Tuesday was found guilty of eight of the 18 charges brought against him by special counsel Robert Mueller.

Manafort was found guilty of all five tax fraud charges, each carrying a maximum of three years in prison each. The jury found he filed false income tax returns in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

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