Paul Manafort was sentenced March 7 to 47 months in prison after he was convicted in August on eight counts of fraud. WSJ’s Shelby Holliday recaps his charges and how the trial unfolded. Photo: APPaul Manafort, a former campaign chairman to President Trump, on Wednesday is set to face his second court sentencing in a week amid multiple developments that could provide a clearer picture about the nearing conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation. Mr. Manafort, who was sentenced last week in Virginia to 47 months in prison for his conviction on tax- and bank-fraud charges, now faces U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington, D.C. Judge Jackson could hand Mr. Manafort up to 10 years in prison...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 12, 2019 17:41 UTC