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    Gates testifies for third day as Paul Manafort's lawyers try to undermine prosecutors' case

    by Eliza Fawcett, Los Angeles Times Aug 09, 2018 4 minutes

    ALEXANDRIA, Va. - As the prosecution neared the end of its fraud and tax evasion case against Paul Manafort, attorneys on both sides Wednesday had a last chance to build up or tear down the credibility of prosecution's star witness, Richard Gates.

    Wrapping up his third day on the witness stand, Gates, Manafort's former business partner, provided more damning details about the offshore accounts he and Manafort controlled in Cyprus, Britain and St. Vincent and the Grenadines and failed to report to U.S. authorities.

    Meanwhile, defense attorneys attempted to undermine his character, suggesting that he had

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