Mueller Files New Fraud Charges Against Paul Manafort and Rick Gates<br />In a message cited in the indictment, Mr. Manafort appears to ask Mr. Yohai to help in a ruse to make it seem<br />that he was living in a building owned by Mr. Manafort, thereby comporting with information Mr. Manafort had put on a mortgage application.<br />“The new allegations against Mr. Manafort, once again, have nothing to do with Russia and 2016 election interference/collusion.”<br />Mr. Manafort has also sued the Justice Department, claiming<br />that Mr. Mueller’s previous indictment against him demonstrates how he has overstepped his authority by bringing charges unrelated to Russian election meddling.<br />In each instance, according to the indictment, Mr. Manafort<br />and Mr. Gates altered financial statements for their consulting business to make it easier for Mr. Manafort to qualify for mortgages.<br />Mr. Mueller also appears to have obtained communications between Mr. Manafort<br />and his son-in-law, Jeffrey Yohai, who ran a real estate investment business in Los Angeles in which Mr. Manafort had invested millions of dollars.
