Rick Gates (political consultant)
American political consultant, lobbyist, and convicted felon (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard William Gates III[1] (born April 27, 1972) is an American former political consultant and lobbyist who pleaded guilty to conspiracy against the United States for making false statements in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.[2] He is a longtime business associate of Paul Manafort and served as deputy to Manafort when the latter was campaign manager of the Donald Trump presidential campaign in 2016, and after under Kellyanne Conway.[3]
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Born | Richard William Gates III (1972-04-27) April 27, 1972 (age 52) Fort Lee, Virginia, U.S. |
Education | College of William and Mary (BA) George Washington University (MPP) |
Political party | Republican |
Criminal charge | Conspiracy against the United States for making false statements in the 2017 Special Counsel investigation |
Criminal penalty | 45 days' imprisonment, 300 hours' community service, $20,000 fine |
Spouse |
Sarah Garnett ā (m. 1995) |
Children | 4 |
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Gates and Manafort were both indicted in October 2017 on charges related to their consultation work with pro-Russian political figures in Ukraine.[3] Additional charges were filed in District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on February 21, 2018, however these charges were withdrawn on February 27, 2018, without prejudice, as agreed to in his plea bargain with Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III.[4] On December 17, 2019, Gates was sentenced to 45 days' jail and three years of probation.[5]