Paul Manafort can't be prosecuted in New York due to double jeopardy, court rules

Former Trump campaign chairman had faced mortgage fraud charges similar to federal case that put him in jail

Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign chairman, will not face mortgage fraud charges in New York, after the state’s highest court declined to revisit lower court decisions that barred prosecuting Manafort on double jeopardy grounds.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/08/paul-manafort-mortgage-fraud-charges-new-york-double-jeopardy