washington paul manafort businessman longtime republican party operative surrender monday federal bureau investigation face first charge produce special counsel investigation allege russian meddle 2016 u.s. presidential election manafort associate rick gate indict federal grand jury 12-count indictment include conspiracy unite state conspiracy launder money unregistered agent foreign principal make false mislead statements seven count failure file report foreign bank financial account plead guilty charge kremlin deny meddle election campaign try tilt vote trump favor trump deny collusion campaign paul manafort manafort veteran republican operative work washington lobbyist international political consultant former clients include authoritarian leaders late ferdinand marcos philippines russian ukrainian businessmen politicians manafort campaign manager trump campaign summer 2016. indictment charge indictment manafort gate say generate tens millions dollars income ukraine work launder money score u.s. foreign entities hide payments u.s. authorities 2006 least 2016. june manafort gate retroactively register justice department foreign agents foreign agents registration act file show earn 17.1 million lobby behalf party regions pro-russian political party ukraine 2012 2014. indictment say conceal unite state work revenue agents ukrainian political party use wealth lead lavish lifestyle without pay tax income prosecutors say indictment say 75 million flow manafort gate offshore account manafort indictment say launder 18 million indictment also allege manafort gate along others conspire defraud unite state impede impair obstruct defeat lawful governmental function department justice treasury department 2006 2017. manafort indict nine count gate indict eight count manafort link trump manafort join trump presidential campaign march 2016 late become campaign manager force resign august question emerge previous work political party kremlin-backed former ukrainian president viktor yanukovich business insider report manafort trump connect since 1980s trump hire manafort lobby firm help trump organization 2006 manafort wife buy apartment trump tower new york manafort still own live manhattan business insider report charge relate trump nothing campaign allegations collusion russia say washington attorney john dowd represent trump russia probe trump confidante say relate president nothing 12 count indictment come today predate tenure campaign special counsel indictment say manafort gate launder money score unite state foreign corporations partnerships bank account approximately 2006 least 2016 rick gate rick gate manafort deputy business associate accord two former high-level trump staffers gate essentially function trump campaign manager two months collect paycheck new york time report june trump transition team order preserve materials relate ongoing investigations allege russian meddle 2016 election accord time memo special counsel office former transition team also seek specific information five people include manafort gate accord indictment least 2006 2015 manafort gate act unregistered agents ukrainian government ukrainian political party head ukraine president yanukovich yanukovich indictment say generate tens millions dollars income result ukraine work yanukovich live exile russia since oust mass street protest kiev 2014. departure light fuse moscow annexation crimea separatist uprise mainly russian-speaking eastern ukraine indictment say gate aid manafort obtain money offshore account gate use money pay personal expense include mortgage children tuition interior decorate virginia residence significant gate arrest indictment lay extent gate involvement manafort go back years could potentially open door gate testify manafort others future david sklansky professor stanford law school former federal prosecutor say gate could feel pressure cooperate provide testimony trump paul manafort rick gate