Charges filed by US attorney
Sam Patten, an associate of Paul Manafort, was changed by the US attorney in Washington for failing to register as a foreign agent.
His firm advised 'prominent Ukraine oligarchs' the US said.
Charges delivered like this often precede pleas.
Update:
Reports say he has agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Manafort's charges for his work in Ukraine are set to be tried in September.