Manafort’s case was immediately perceived as a high-profile instance of the justice system's inequality.
By Reis Thebault and Reis Thebault National and breaking news reporter Email Bio Follow Michael Brice-Saddler Michael Brice-Saddler General Assignment Reporter Email Bio Follow March 8 at 12:33 AM The sentencing of Paul Manafort, former chairman of President Trump’s campaign, was highly anticipated, capping a significant chapter in Robert S. Mueller III’s special counsel investigation.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Duncan Levin, a former federal prosecutor and expert in financial crimes, said Manafort’s sentence was very light “by any stretch of the imagination.” Manafort, who once agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors but then was found to have lied to them, got a sentence that resembled someone’s who did not renege on their cooperation agreement, Levin said.
The sentencing inspired a flood of lawyers to dig through news clips and their own recent cases. What they found was dozens of examples of defendants who, in their view, were no where nearly as fortunate as Manafort. Other lawyers argued that Manafort’s sentence underscores “a broader problem: white collar crimes just aren’t taken seriously,” wrote Louis Laverone, an international financial crimes attorney.
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