Manafort is getting transferred to Riker's Island

[BigmanPigman]

"President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort will be moved from a federal prison lockup in Pennsylvania to Rikers Island later this week, a report said Monday."

"Manhattan District Attorney requested the transfer after a New York grand jury charged Manafort with a number of crimes, including residential mortgage fraud and falsifying business records, Fox News reported, citing a source close to Manafort."

"The transfer could come as soon as Thursday, and Manafort will be held in solitary confinement for his own safety, according to the report."

https://nypost.com/2019/06/04/paul-manafort-will-reportedly-be-moved-from-federal-lockup-to-rikers-island/

He will be able to see his former multi million dollar properties in Manhattan from the prison yard if it's a clear day.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Dayum! Rikers is bad news. Maybe, just maybe...

when Trump gets indicted in New York he'll get to enjoy a stay there, too.

[emmaverybo]

2. Give it five years and he'll be squealing. Right? Yeah, not. He'll be dead. Putin's long reach keeps

him in line. Guess witness protection not good enuff for his wife and she wants to stay in touch with family. Also, given his history, might not have been on the table.
This guy does know. Got to hand him that he will prolly never tell.

[pecosbob]

3. I might be wrong

but I believe there is a federal metropolitan detention center located in Manhattan. This is commonly where pretrial detainees who are transferred from other jurisdictions for trial on other charges are housed while undergo trial. While I am sure that there are multiple facilities that are typically used by SDNY for this purpose, I find the choice interesting.

[Crabby Appleton]

4. Correct

Current residence of "el chapo"

[Sanity Claws]

8. Manhattan DA is charging not SDNY

That may be why he is going to Rikers

[Princess Turandot]

9. Yes. That is the reason. nt

[pecosbob]

13. That would make absolute sense...

[George II]

10. He's under indictment for 16 charges by the Manhattan DA. No doubt they're moving him...

...so he can make court appearances as that trial approaches.

[fierywoman]

5. Tant pis, peggio per lui!

[safeinOhio]

6. I hear solitary has

terrible wi-fi reception.

[Recursion]

7. I wouldn't want to be at Rikers with both Russia and Ukraine angry at me

Oy

[whistler162]

11. Hopefully not into the general population

courts are already overloaded with regular cases can't have all those prisoners claiming their 4th amendment rights have been violated!

[More_Cowbell]

12. What????

Is what I actually said out loud. Well, Manafort stopped cooperating in anticipation of either a Trump pardon or a worse consequence from someone else if he kept talking.