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Paul Manafort to be moved to Rikers Island

By Caitlin Yilek
Published June 4, 2019 9:01am ET
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Paul Manafort to be moved to Rikers Island
Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald Trump, walks to his vehicle outside the U.S. Courthouse after a bond hearing in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 6, 2017. | (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

President Trump’s former campaign chairman will be moved later this week to Rikers Island, a New York prison famous for violence.

A New York state judge granted New York City District Attorney Cy Vance Jr.’s request for the transfer, Fox News reported. Manafort, who is serving time in prison for financial crimes and illegally lobbying on behalf of Ukraine, will be held in solitary confinement for his own safety, a source told the news outlet.

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