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11. Novartis probably wrote off the payments, gaining a little tax advantage

Wed May 9, 2018, 03:32 PM

May 2018

Did Cohen declare the income, or did that money disappear like a Tsing-Tao off the back of your palate?

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All that money being paid to Cohen. And for nothing? There's a name for that. [View all] MineralMan May 2018 OP

Under the table / off the books / dark money FakeNoose May 2018 #1

They didn't get nothing. W_HAMILTON May 2018 #2

Agreed sarah FAILIN May 2018 #7

Didn't get their money's worth?... lame54 May 2018 #3

Is he still alive? volstork May 2018 #6

last time I saw him...lol.....no, I just read about it online dameatball May 2018 #8

Maybe he didn't want to explain the payola that got no ola dameatball May 2018 #9

Pay to Play superpatriotman May 2018 #5

These companies can write it off as "advertising and marketing" now. TeamPooka May 2018 #10

Novartis probably wrote off the payments, gaining a little tax advantage gratuitous May 2018 #11