Judge Dismisses New York Charges Against Manafort, Citing Double Jeopardy

Judge Dismisses New York Charges Against Manafort, Citing Double Jeopardy
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort arrives to his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on June 27, 2019. Yana Paskova/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Updated:

Charges brought against former Trump 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort by New York prosecutors were thrown out by a judge over double jeopardy.

New York Judge Maxwell Wiley ruled that state law precludes prosecution, because the case state prosecutors brought forward was too similar to one that led to convictions against Manafort.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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