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Tuesday, May 24th, 2022

Manhattan DA urges judge to proceed with case against Trump Org and its CFO, says they stole more in taxpayer dollars than most New Yorkers earn in a year

Author:     Molly Crane-Newman
Source:     Daily News
Publication Date:     May 23, 2022 | 7:38 pm
 Link: Manhattan DA urges judge to proceed with case against Trump Org and its CFO, says they stole more in taxpayer dollars than most New Yorkers earn in a year
Stephan:   It looks like Trump's invincibility armor is about to be tested finally. This story explains what is happening. Hee's my take: Alan Weisselberg is an older man. He is not going to spend the rest of his life in prison if there is an option. And ratting Trump out is the option. In terms of legal chess this is a very sophisticated move.
Donald Trump, left, stands in front of Allen Weisselberg, right, his chief financial officer, at a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York, Jan. 11, 2017.  Credit: Evan Vucci/AP

The Manhattan district attorney’s fraud case against Donald Trump’s family real estate business and its long-serving bookkeeper should move forward, prosecutors urged a judge in lengthy court filing Monday.

The filing comes in answer to a February motion by the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, to have felony charges against them dismissed. Both have pleaded not guilty to a June 2021 indictment alleging they dodged income tax on more than $1.7 million over 15 years and other financial crimes.

“This case, at its core, is ordinary,” wrote Assistant District Attorney Solomon Shinerock. “It arises from the fact that Allen Weisselberg violated the basic imperative that all New Yorkers faithfully report and pay tax on their income.”

Weisselberg’s lawyers have argued charges against him stem from evidence provided by Trump’s convicted former lawyer, Michael Cohen, who has an ax to grind because of Weisselberg’s testimony […]

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1 Comment

  1. Rev. Dean on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 7:56 am

    Trump will probably get away with it because he can afford to pay the best lawyers money can buy. Poor people cannot afford to pay lawyers, so they get shafted.