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Grubert

(23 posts) Tue Oct 2, 2018, 07:38 PM Oct 2018

New York Times: Trump unlikely to go to jail for his tax fraud

Unfortunately the rich can get away with anything.

According to tax experts, it is unlikely that Mr. Trump would be vulnerable to criminal prosecution for helping his parents evade taxes, because the acts happened too long ago and are past the statute of limitations. There is no time limit, however, on civil fines for tax fraud.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html