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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
v.
Case No. 1:18-CR-83 (TSE)
PAUL J. MANAFORT, JR.,
Defendant.

GOVERNMENT’S STATUS REPORT REGARDING MOTION TO REVOKE OR
REVISE DEFENDANT PAUL J. MANAFORT, JR.’S CURRENT ORDER OF
PRETRIAL RELEASE IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The United States of America, by and through Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III,
submits this status report notifying the Court that the government filed a motion to revoke or revise
the order in United States v. Manafort, 1:17-CR-201 (D.D.C.) (ABJ) (Doc. 9) authorizing the
pretrial release of defendant Paul J. Manafort, Jr. (Manafort) to the high-intensity supervision
program in the District of Columbia. A copy of the government’s filing is attached hereto as
Exhibit 1. See Manafort, 1:17-CR-201 (D.D.C.) (Doc. 315).
By way of background, on May 9, 2018, Manafort filed a renewed motion to reconsider
the conditions of his release in the District of Columbia. (Doc. 291). In connection with this filing,
the government filed Exhibit 1 as its supplemental response. As described more fully in Exhibit 1,
there is probable cause to believe that Manafort has violated 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(1) by attempting
to tamper with potential witnesses in the District of Columbia case while on pretrial release. The
alleged obstructive conduct relates to allegations in the District of Columbia Superseding
Indictment that Manafort violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act, 22 U.S.C. § 611 et seq.,
which is not part of the charged conduct in the Eastern District of Virginia. The government,

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however, provides this notice to the Court as the conduct may independently implicate Manafort’s
conditions of release in this district. *

Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT S. MUELLER III
Special Counsel

Dated: June 4, 2018
Uzo Asonye
Assistant United States Attorney
Eastern District of Virginia

By:

/s/ Andrew Weissmann
Andrew Weissmann
Greg D. Andres
Special Assistant United States Attorneys
U.S. Department of Justice
Special Counsel’s Office
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20530
Telephone: (202) 616-0800
Attorneys for the United States of America

*

“Defendant may not violate federal, state, or local law while on release.” March 9, 2018
Order of Release, United States v. Manafort, 1:18CR83 (E.D. Va.) (TSE) (Doc. 25).

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the 4th day of June, 2018, I will cause to be filed electronically the
foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the CM/ECF system, which will then send a notification
of such filing (NEF) to the following:

Thomas E. Zehnle (VA Bar No. 27755)
Law Office of Thomas E. Zehnle
601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Suite 620
Washington, D.C. 20001
tezehnle@gmail.com
Jay R. Nanavati (VA Bar No. 44391)
Kostelanetz & Fink LLP
601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., Suite 620
Washington, D.C. 20001
jnanavati@kflaw.com

/s/ Andrew Weissmann
Andrew Weissmann
Special Assistant United States Attorney
Senior Assistant Special Counsel
U.S. Department of Justice
Special Counsel’s Office
950 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
Telephone: (202) 616-0800
Fax: None
E-mail: AAW@usdoj.gov
Attorney for the United States of America