Paul Manafort faces sentencing

A judge will decide on Thursday whether to send President Trump’s former campaign chairman to prison for the rest of his life — potentially the harshest punishment yet against any of the half-dozen former Trump associates who have been prosecuted by the special counsel, Robert Mueller.

The sentencing brings to a close one of two cases against Mr. Manafort, whose work in Ukraine and ties to Russians made him a target of Mr. Mueller.

Details: This case focused on a financial fraud scheme, in which Mr. Manafort illegally concealed his work on behalf of political parties in Ukraine that were aligned with Russia, and how he hid more than $55 million in payments from that work in more than 30 overseas bank accounts.

Mr. Manafort faces another sentencing next week. Here’s an explainer of the separate cases against him.

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