Federal Law Enforcement
Document: Judge Rules Manafort Lied While Under Cooperation Agreement
Matthew Kahn Wed, Feb 13, 2019, 7:15 PM
On Wednesday, Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Paul Manafort made intentionally false statements to the special counsel’s office while subject to a cooperation agreement. Accordingly, Judge Jackson ruled that “the Office of Special Counsel is no longer bound by its obligations under the plea agreement, including its promise to support a reduction of the offense level in the calculation of the U.S.