FBI Investigating Wire Transfers From Manafort Linked Companies: Report
13 wire transfers drew the attention of federal investigators as early as 2012.
As speculation about who the subject of Special Counsel Robert Muller’s recent criminal indictments is, a new report by notes that the FBI is investigating suspicious wire transfers from Paul Manafort related companies.
Manafort, who was the campaign manager for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, is being investigated for wire transfers by offshore companies to move $3 million dollars, according to BuzzFeed News.
Buzzfeed reported on details of at least 13 wire transfers that took place in 2012-2013. The wire transfers include large transfers from Ukraine where Manafort worked for the Russian-linked Party of Regions.
As BuzzFeed notes, “These transactions — which have not been previously reported — drew the attention of federal law enforcement officials as far back as 2012, when they began to examine wire transfers to determine if Manafort hid money from tax authorities or helped the Ukrainian regime close to Russian President Vladimir Putin launder some of the millions it plundered through corrupt dealings.”
According to several news reports, Manafort is being investigated for several financial crimes including money laundering.
Special Counsel Muller’s investigators raided Manafort’s Virginia home in July.
Read the full report by BuzzFeed News here.
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