Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was sued by a company tied to Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, who claims he was defrauded after investing $18.9 million in a Ukrainian cable television venture, according to Bloomberg.
The suit, filed Wednesday, January 10, in New York state court by Deripaska's Surf Horizon Ltd., claims Manafort and his former associate, Rick Gates, used the investment as "their personal piggy banks," moving funds in and out "without any apparent business reason," Bloomberg said.
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The case is Surf Horizon v. Manafort, Index No. 650130/2018, New York State Supreme Court (Manhattan).