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Published 10:50 16 Feb 2019 GMT
Updated 10:58 16 Feb 2019 GMT
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Manafort's mugshot (Credit: Alexandria Sheriff's Office)[/caption]
The filing dealt with crimes the 69-year-old started committing before he joined the Trump campaign. He also faces fines of more than $50 million.
Mueller's team said: "Manafort acted for more than a decade as if he were above the law, and deprived the federal government and various financial institutions of millions of dollars.
"The sentence here should reflect the seriousness of these crimes, and serve to both deter Manafort and others from engaging in such conduct."
A Virginia jury found Mueller guilty of hiding $16 million from US authorities and therefore avoiding $6 million of taxes. The filing said he had "ample funds" to foot the tax bill but "he simply chose not to comply with laws that would reduce his wealth."
Federal judge TS Ellis will decide his sentence.
Manafort will also be sentenced in Washington next month for crimes he admitted in this case.
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