Former
Trump campaign chairman
Paul Manafort must face mortgage fraud charges against him in New York, even though he is already serving a
prison sentence after being convicted of similar federal crimes,
New York state prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Manafort's lawyers had sought to dismiss the state charges in September, arguing that they subjected him to illegal double jeopardy, or prosecution of a person twice for the same offense.
“We continue to believe that the indictment should be dismissed in its entirety for the reasons stated in our motion," said Todd Blanche, a lawyer for Manafort.