Chad Day, Author at Athol Daily News

This courtroom sketch shows Paul Manafort listening to U.S. District court Judge T.S. Ellis III at federal court in Alexandria, Va., on Tuesday. Manafort, the longtime political operative who for months led Donald Trump’s winning presidential campaign, was found guilty of eight financial crimes in the first trial victory of the special counsel investigation into the president’s associates. A judge declared a mistrial on 10 other counts the jury could not agree on.

Ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty of 8 charges

by Matthew Barakat Associated Press, Chad Day Associated Press, and Eric Tucker Associated PressAugust 21, 2018

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Paul Manafort, the longtime political operative who for months led Donald Trump’s successful presidential campaign, was found guilty of eight financial crimes Tuesday in the first trial victory of the special counsel investigation…