The lawsuit, filed Thursday, accuses Manafort of “deliberately failing to report his financial interest in foreign bank accounts in a timely manner,” claiming he failed to report more than 20 offshore accounts between 2006 and 2014. The lawsuit could result in fines of up to $ 3 million. Prosecutors allege that Manafort did not submit the necessary reports for foreign bank and financial accounts in 2013 and 2014. The Ministry of Justice said that the then Manafort company, DMP International, had revenues deposited in accounts in Cyprus, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as well as in the United Kingdom. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in West Palm Beach, Florida. Manafort was sentenced to more than seven years in prison in 2018 for tax and banking fraud, although then-President Trump pardoned him in December 2020. The Hill contacted the Department of Justice and Manafort’s attorney, Jeffrey Neiman, for comment.
