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He is also accused of lying several times about a $125,000 payment made to one of his own firms.
FILE – In this Feb. 14, 2018 file photo, Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, leaves the federal courthouse in Washington. A status hearing was scheduled Friday for Manafort amid reports that he was nearing a plea deal to avoid trial next week on charges stemming from work he did for pro-Russia political forces in Ukraine.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Manafort pleaded guilty to two conspiracy charges in September, after he was found guilty on eight charges of tax fraud.
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