The fraud investigator who helped bring down former Trump aide
Paul Manafort is back on the case—this time focusing on the ex-president himself. According to CNN,
Morgan Magionos, a former FBI agent and member of
Robert Mueller’s team, is working on Manhattan District Attorney
Cyrus Vance’s sweeping probe into
Donald Trump’s business interests.
Vance reportedly brought Magionos on last year, as part of an accounting team from FTI Consulting. She spent nearly a decade working for the FBI as a member of its international corruption squad and is a certified fraud examiner and an accountant. Her investigation into Manafort led to multiple charges against the former Trump aide, including for bank and tax fraud, and she served as a “star witness” in his 2018 trial. Among her more notable achievements: uncovering Manafort’s $15,000 ostrich skin jacket, which became a symbol of his over-the-top lifestyle—one funded by his shady work for various foreign governments.