Rick Gates, the star witness in Paul Manafort’s fraud trial, concluded his testimony on Aug.8 with high drama. After only eight minutes with defense attorney Kevin Downing, a prosecutor asked questions designed to restore his credibility in the eyes of the jury. Downing then stepped back in with a bombshell, suggesting Gates’s “secret life” included multiple extramarital affairs. After Gates finished, an FBI forensic accountant testified about Manafort’s accounts in Cyprus.
Bloomberg: Manafort controlled Cyprus accounts, witness says
Richard Gates, former associate to Paul Manafort, leaves the Prettyman Federal Courthouse after a hearing Feb.23, 2018 in Washington, DC.
