DOJ suing Paul Manafort for $3M for allegedly failing to disclose offshore accounts
ABC News
He allegedly failed to report over 20 accounts.
The Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit on Thursday against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
It is seeking $3 million in fines and penalties over Manafort's alleged failure to file reports disclosing more than 20 offshore bank accounts he controlled in Cyprus, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the U.K. between 2006 and 2014.
"Today’s civil lawsuit seeks a money judgment against Mr. Manafort for simply failing to file a tax form," Manafort’s attorney Jeffrey Neiman said in a statement to ABC News. "Mr. Manafort was aware the Government was going to file the suit because he has tried for months to resolve this civil matter. Nonetheless, the Government insisted on filing this suit simply to embarrass Mr. Manafort."
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida, notes that the Treasury Department previously sent him a notice of its assessment of the penalties in July of 2020.
