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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

J'accuse!: Manafort Is...Very, Very Rich

So...I know he's not actually on trial for being rich...but, man, to be honest, this seems pretty anticlimactic.
Counterpoint: this is a common kind of way to bust crooks. Uh...right?

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  1. If memory serves they did it to Al Capone. Nailed him for tax evasion.

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  2. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-19/here-s-the-evidence-mueller-will-show-to-paul-manafort-jurors

    This is more extensive

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  3. Also: it's not the money. It's the weird expensive lifestyle. The $15000 ostrich-skin coat will have the jury (and others) thinking:
    com/title/tt0095348/mediaviewer/rm233224704

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