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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMueller got Gates to roll by going after his wife
Same prosecutor (Weissmann), same MO he used with with Enron's Fastow
Among friends in Richmond, Gatess frequent overseas travel and ties to Russian oligarchs have long been the topics of good-natured jokes, according to people who know him. But his new high-profile role as a target of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has revealed startling details about his life.
While Gates listed $2.2 million in assets in 2011, he filed a 2016 credit application saying he had a liquid net worth of $25 million and that his wife was worth $30 million, according to a filing by prosecutors. Gates controlled as many as 30 bank accounts in the past six months, including several in Cyprus in which he held more than $10 million, according to court documents. In August, his wife transferred more than $1 million to a joint brokerage account, the filings said.
That just blew my mind, I couldnt believe it, said one of Gatess associates, who requested anonymity to describe personal interactions with the consultant. The associate, like others who know him, had thought Gates lived modestly.
Boom.
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)His ENRON creds
Wow, this is going to be great watching how Mueller' s pros turn Dotard into a dumpling.
Damn I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE SHOW!
Fastow's watching this play out & screaming "Not Weissmann!" Noooo..
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)So Gates has rolled about the money laundering, along with whatever Manafort admitted to, and the obstruction of justice/treason issues are addressed by Priebus, Flynn, even Sessions rolling over.
counting heads in the Oval, looks like Trump has only Kelly and Nazi wannabe Miller to work with,and so far unindicted
co-conspirators JarVanka.
I must be missing someone....
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)She butters him up constantly, so still has value.
We can hope Mueller has something on her.
SWBTATTReg
(21,859 posts)NBachers
(17,007 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)guy who negotiated Hastert's plea to deal.
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)I wish them all one long sleepless night after the next.
They will fall hard.