(By Franklin Foer, staff writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of World Without Mind and How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization from https://www.theatlantic.com/ ideas/ archive/2019/03/paul-manaforts-otherwise-blamess-life-crime/584419/)
". . . “He has lived an otherwise blameless life,” said Judge T. S. Ellis as he sentenced Paul Manafort to just 47 months in prison on Thursday. . . In an otherwise blameless life, Paul Manafort lobbied on behalf of the tobacco industry and wangled millions in tax breaks for corporations. . . he helped Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos bolster his image in Washington after he assassinated his primary political opponent. . . he worked to keep arms flowing to the Angolan generalissimo Jonas Savimbi, a monstrous leader bankrolled by the apartheid government in South Africa. . . (he) was kicked out of the lobbying firm he co-founded, accused of inflating his expenses and cutting his partners out of deals. . . he spent a decade as the chief political adviser to a clique of former gangsters in Ukraine. . . (he) came to adopt the lifestyle and corrupt practices of his Ukrainian clients as his own. . . he produced a public-relations campaign to convince Washington that Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was acting within his democratic rights and duties when he imprisoned his most compelling rival for power. . . he stood mute as Yanukovych’s police killed 130 protesters in the Maidan. . . (he) was found guilty of tax evasion on an industrial scale. Rather than paying his fair share to help fund national defense and public health, he kept his cash in Cyprus and wired it home to buy more than $1 million in bespoke clothing. . . he attempted to phone a potential witness in his trial so that they could align their stories. . ."
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