Trump's convicted former campaign chairman moved to FCI Loretto

LORETTO, Pa. (WJAC) — Federal Bureau of Prisons records reveal that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is now being housed at FCI Loretto in Cambria County.

Manafort, who was convicted and pleaded guilty in 2018 to multiple charges of fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy, is serving his seven-and-a-half year sentence after Special Council Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election found he conspired to hide tens of millions of dollars earned through lobbying efforts for a Russian oligarch in Ukraine and conspired to tamper with witnesses. He was originally housed at a facility outside Scranton, according to NBC News.

FCI Loretto is a low-security prison, the second lowest level in the system. According to the BOP, "Low-security prisons have double-fenced perimeters, mostly dormitory or cubicle housing, and strong work and program components."

The facility hosts 1,007 inmates inside the prison and at an adjacent minimum security satellite camp, according to FCI Loretto's website.

The political operative was sentenced in separate federal court cases in Virginia and D.C. in March. Federal prisoners must serve at least 85 percent of their sentences before they are eligible for supervised release.

He has been in federal custody since June 2018 and was previously held in two Virginia jails. His sentence includes credit for nine months of time served.

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