He told Miller, “You still don’t live in the real world” and “need to be deterred.”ADComparisons to Manafort dominated much of the argument over Miller’s fate. Manafort was ultimately given a total sentence close to Miller’s after pleading guilty to related crimes in federal court in Washington. “I know Paul Manafort; he’s not Paul Manafort,” Asonye told Ellis. As general counsel of SkyLink, Miller made up fake law firms and awarded himself $368,000 in outside work. She said she urged Miller’s wife to take advantage of programs supporting autistic children: “The choices that the Millers made were not the way to meet these needs.”

Source: Washington Post January 25, 2020 00:45 UTC