In general, penalty enhancements were more common than penalty reductions. For example, penalties were increased for offenders who:
Led or supervised the offense (6.3% of offenders).
Obstructed justice, or otherwise impeded the investigation or case (5.3%).
Used “sophisticated means” to hide or carry out the offense (11%).
Used a special skill, or “abus

a public position of trust” (4.1%).
By comparison, only 3.9% of offenders received sentence reductions, which were permitted in cases where the defendant was considered “a minor or minimal participant in the offense.”
Manafort checks all of the bad boxes...