Article snippet: ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Richard Gates, the longtime business associate of former Trump campaign chairman Monday that he helped Manafort file fraudulent tax returns and conceal overseas accounts. “Did you commit crimes with Mr. Manafort?” prosecutor Greg Andres asked Gates, who took his place in the witness box shortly before 4 p.m. on the fifth day of the criminal trial against his former boss. ADVERTISEMENT “Yes,” Gates replied. Testimony from the prosecution’s star witness came at the start of the second week in the criminal trial against Manafort, the first courtroom test of special counsel 's Russia investigation. Federal prosecutors allege Manafort concealed millions of dollars from the IRS for work he did as a political consultant and lobbyist for pro-Russia officials in the Ukraine. They say he hid his income in overseas accounts in order to maintain a life of luxury. Gates, who pleaded guilty in February as part of a deal with Mueller’s team, said he and Manafort knowingly failed to report foreign bank accounts, and that the two conspired to falsify Manafort's tax returns. He worked with Manafort for about a decade. When Andres asked why he had lied to accountants about the existence of foreign accounts, Gates said Manafort had asked him at different points over the years not to disclose them. Gates pleaded guilty earlier this year to reduced charges of conspiring against the U.S. and making a false statement to federal officials. The special counsel has als... Link to the full article to read more