Manafort and Gates have nothing to fear. All they have to do is follow Rich model.
1, You get indicted for 65 counts of tax evasion, wire fraud, racketeering and illegal trading with a foreign country.
2. You flee the country.
3. Your company pleads guilty of 45 counts of tax evasion.
4. Your wife donates $1 mil to the Democratic party ( including $100 K to Hillary and $500 K to the Clinton Library).
5. Hillary gets elected and you get a pardon.