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marylandblue

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7. Well yes, it's done for tax evasion and campaign finance

Reply to unblock (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 9, 2018, 12:13 AM

Dec 2018

But it's also a type of money laundering and may violate laws about how attorneys can't bill for work they haven't done. So Avenatti does miss the main crimes, but they might throw in wire fraud for good measure. Now that I think about it, mail fraud for legal bills was part of the plot, in "A Pelican Brief." Maybe that's where Avenatti got this idea?

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Michael Avenatti:If Trump was aware of, directed &/or approved the use of a bogus retainer agreement [View all] iluvtennis Dec 2018 OP

felonies everywhere Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #1

Outside of the Campaign Finance problem, I'm confused how this is a 'felony' by Trumps people? mr_lebowski Dec 2018 #2

If it were a regular company, it would be fraud marylandblue Dec 2018 #3

i'm not sure it's criminal fraud when all the principals know exactly what's going on. unblock Dec 2018 #4

That's what I'm saying. Not sure Avenatti is correct here ... mr_lebowski Dec 2018 #6

Well yes, it's done for tax evasion and campaign finance marylandblue Dec 2018 #7

i think you're thinking of "the firm"? unblock Dec 2018 #8

Yes, it's "The Firm" marylandblue Dec 2018 #9

yeah, i think the fbi was hoping cruise would give them the goods on the mob itself. unblock Dec 2018 #10

Right ... mr_lebowski Dec 2018 #5

My understanding was that paying the two women to not affect his campaign lunatica Dec 2018 #12

And funneling the money mercuryblues Dec 2018 #14

But, but, but Melania! lunatica Dec 2018 #15

She knew mercuryblues Dec 2018 #17

And she probably didn't care lunatica Dec 2018 #18

Probably not wire fraud, but maybe conspiracy to defraud the United States Azathoth Dec 2018 #11

Illegal or not, it sure is a bad business deal genxlib Dec 2018 #13

Hahahaaa! lunatica Dec 2018 #16