(Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images)The news of Paul Manafort’s indictment on Monday elicited cheers in Ukraine, where activists and politicians seeking to root out political corruption had seethed at the American political operative’s counsel to the country’s ousted leader, Viktor Yanukovych. Reports of the millions of dollars Manafort had been paid under the table by Ukraine’s former ruling party were particularly galling — and Ukrainians learned from the indictment Monday those payments may have been even larger than thought. Despite reports of secret payments, Monday’s ­12-count indictment against Manafort and a former business partner still yielded new accusations for Ukrainian prosecutors investigating the former Yanukovych administration. While corruption allegations were already well-known in Kiev, the extent of Manafort’s wealth was not. While Manafort allies focused on the absence of collusion allegations in the indictment, the charges still sent shock waves through his network of partners and associates.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2017 22:13 UTC