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Midweek Roundup: Former Manafort Partner Details Alleged Tax Evasion Scheme, US Prosecutors Target South Florida Condo, and More

Paul Manafort’s former partner Rick Gates told Virginia federal jurors how the pair allegedly funneled income from political consultancy work in Ukraine to shell company accounts at banks in Cyprus and the Grenadines, then wired cash to U.S. firms to buy luxury goods, the New Yorker reported. More South Florida prosecutors are hoping to confiscate the Porsche Design Tower, a Sunny Isles Beach condo worth over $5 million, that was allegedly used as part of a $1 billion money laundering scheme involving Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA, the Real Deal reported. More New York federal prosecutors are investigating Goldman Sachs...

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