Paul Manafort to Be Jailed at Rikers Island in New York
  • 5 years ago
Paul Manafort to Be Jailed at Rikers Island in New York Donald Trump's former campaign manager is expected to arrive at the complex on Thursday. The 70-year-old will be held in
solitary confinement at Rikers, which is known to have a
violent reputation. According to NBC, Manhattan District Attorney
Cyrus Vance Jr. filed them. The state charges against
Manafort include mortgage fraud
and fabricating business records. Defense lawyer Duncan Levin, via NBC Earlier in 2019, Manafort was
given combined prison
sentences that amounted to
seven and a half years behind bars. Criminal charges in those
cases were brought upon by
Robert Mueller's special counsel.
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