United States v. Manafort

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) v. ) Crim. Action No. 17-0201-01 (ABJ) ) PAUL J. MANAFORT, JR., ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Defendant Paul J. Manafort, Jr. has moved to dismiss either Count Four or Count Five of the Superseding Indictment [Dkt. # 202] on the grounds that the counts are multiplicitous. Def.’s Mot. to Dismiss One of Two Multiplicitous Counts [Dkt. # 236] (“Def.’s Mot.”). He argues that since the two counts both charge the same…