N.Y. Attorney General Outlines Pattern of Possible Fraud at Trump Business
Source: New York Times
The filing came in response to Mr. Trumps recent effort to block Ms. James from questioning him and two of his adult children under oath as part of a civil investigation of his business, the Trump Organization. Ms. Jamess inquiry into Mr. Trump and the company is ongoing, and it is unclear whether her lawyers will ultimately file a lawsuit against them.
Still, the filing marked the first time that the attorney generals office leveled such specific accusations against the former presidents company. Her broadside ratchets up the pressure on Mr. Trump as he seeks to shut down her investigation, which he has called a partisan witch hunt. Ms. James is a Democrat.
The filing outlined what Ms. Jamess office termed misleading statements about the value of six Trump properties, as well as the Trump brand. The properties included golf clubs in Westchester County, N.Y., and Scotland, and flagship buildings such as Trump Tower and 40 Wall Street in Manhattan.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/18/nyregion/trump-organization-fraud-letitia-james.html
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,157 posts)JohnSJ
(92,185 posts)might be legal issues involved if they are mixing the two
gab13by13
(21,321 posts)There is a possible conflict. Tish wants Trump, Jr. and Ivanka to sit for a deposition but since there is an ongoing criminal investigation Trump has filed a motion with the court to not have to appear (a valid reason) because his argument is that information from the civil case will be used in the criminal case. Trumps may well not have to give a deposition, I heard Dan Goldman say this.
JohnSJ
(92,185 posts)monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)Imallin4Joe
(758 posts)Imallin4Joe
(758 posts)I hope so.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)Did they read the part about Bedford New York? Thanks Westchester county and the Nature Conservatory for keeping the bullies in check.
Beautiful area, and Im glad someone was watching over that area.
gab13by13
(21,321 posts)some of the charges go back 17 years.
Fresh_Start
(11,330 posts)Trump org had competing documents at the same time they overvalued properties for loan applications and undervalued properties for tax purposes...so they were committing tax fraud or bank fraud or both simultaneously...
PatSeg
(47,418 posts)is the fraud wasn't even subtle. Anyone who was paying attention could see what he was doing. He should have just put up a billboard announcing his corruption. He appeared to be proud of his ability to undermine the system.
BlueWavePsych
(2,635 posts)James, who launched her probe in 2019, also said in the court filing that the former president had ultimate authority over a wide swath of conduct by the Trump Organization" that involved fraudulent misstatements to financial institutions, the Internal Revenue Service, and other parties.
She specifically mentioned the responsibility of two of the former presidents adult children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/ny-ag-says-investigation-trump-business-found-significant-evidence-sug-rcna12685