New York prosecutor's speedy indictment of Manafort looks political | By Caroline Polisi for CNNOpinion
Caroline Polisi is a federal and white collar criminal defense attorney in New York City and is a partner at Pierce Bainbridge. She frequently appears on CNN as a legal analyst. Follow her on Twitter: @CarolinePolisi. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion articles on CNN.
He could have waited a day ... or an hour. Instead, mere minutes after Judge Amy Berman Jackson delivered her sentence and sealed Paul Manafort's fate, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance announced a multicount New York state indictment against the former Trump campaign chairman for an alleged"yearlong residential mortgage fraud."
Caroline PolisiManafort, who received a total sentence of about 7.5 years for federal crimes he both pleaded guilty to and was found guilty of at trial -- now faces Vance's 16-count indictment. To be clear, Vance certainly should move forward with the prosecution of any crimes in his jurisdiction that his office feels is in the public's best interest and can be proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
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