Manafort asks judge for sentence far below the maximum: court filing

Manafort, 69, who is due to be sentenced on March 13, pleaded guilty in federal court in Washington last September to conspiracy against the United States - a charge that includes a range of conduct from money laundering to unregistered lobbying for the pro-Russia Ukrainian government - and conspiracy to obstruct justice for attempts to tamper with witnesses. "We respectfully request that the Court impose a sentence significantly below the statutory maximum sentence in this case," Manafort's lawyers said in the filing on Monday night. "Mr. Manafort has been punished substantially, including the forfeiture of most of his assets," the lawyers added.

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