Paul J. Manafort, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, recently filed financial reports with the U.S. Justice Department showing that he earned nearly $17 million for two years of work for a Ukrainian political party with links to the Kremlin, The New York Time reports.
Belize authorities have launched an investigation into money laundering by former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and American political advisor Paul Manafort, according to Bloomberg.
Financial records newly obtained by The Associated Press confirm that at least $1.2 million in payments listed in the ledger next to Manafort's name were actually received by his consulting firm in the United States.