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Richard Gates, a business associate of President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, was told to surrender to federal authorities Monday morning.
The charges are the first to be filed in connection with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election – and the involvement of President Trump’s associates.
Gates and Manafort have been indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with 12 counts, including: conspiracy against the U.S., conspiracy to launder money, false statements, unregistered agent of a foreign principal, and multiple counts of failure to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts, according to a Special Counsel Office spokesman.
Who is Rick Gates?
Gates is a protégée of Manafort, a June New York Times report said.
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