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Trump's Crackdown on Leaks Snares Senior Treasury Official

Manafort, Rick Gates, Russian Embassy files given to reporter
Most recent article tied to leak was published Monday

The U.S. Department of the Treasury building in Washington. — Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

By

David Voreacos,

Tom Schoenberg, and

Christian Berthelsen

October 17, 2018, 3:49 PM UTCUpdated onOctober 17, 2018, 10:08 PM UTC

President Donald Trump’s hunt for leakers in his administration snared a senior Treasury Department employee who was charged with giving a journalist bank records about suspicious transactions involving Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, and accused Russian agent Maria Butina.

The prosecution of Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards is intended to send a signal that Treasury will punish violations of a law designed to protect sensitive client information that banks flag to the department, said a senior department official who asked not to be identified.