Manafort's former son-in-law cuts plea deal-which requires him to cooperate with government
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of President Donald Trump’s campaign, has cut a plea deal with the Justice Department that requires him to cooperate with other criminal probes, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
The guilty plea agreement, which is under seal and has not been previously reported, could add to the legal pressure on Manafort, who is facing two indictments brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in his probe of alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
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Jeffrey Yohai, a former business partner of Manafort, was divorced from Manafort’s daughter last August.
Yohai has not been specifically told how he will be called on to cooperate as part of his plea agreement, but the two people familiar with the matter say they consider it a possibility that he will be asked to assist with Mueller’s prosecution of Manafort.
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With breaking news of Manafort's son-in-law entering plea deal to cooperate with feds, this is a curious little item to think about...
From @mmcintire's reporting in New York Times, June '17:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/us/politics/paul-manafort-jeffrey-yohai.html …
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https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/paul-manaforts-former-son-in-law-is-cooperating-with?utm_term=.si8BLmmKn#.xd9bm11on
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