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The ruling, by Judge Arthur Engoron, came just weeks after closing arguments in the case. Trump frequently criticized the judge and prosecutors throughout his months-long trial last year.
2022 Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James
The lawsuit accuses Trump of altering his net worth on financial statements to collect tax and insurance benefits.
Those doctored documents contained details of various values. trump organization
The assets were then allegedly sent to banks and insurance companies to secure loans and deals, and used as evidence by the state. scam.
Penalty is coming soon $16 million That was less than the $370 million requested by the attorney general’s office.
It would also prevent President Trump from conducting business in New York. 3 years.
The judge ordered Trump’s sons: donald trump jr.
and Eric Trumpformer chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg will be paid more than $4 million and $1 million, respectively.
Mr. Weisselberg was also banned from doing business in New York for three years.He and former Trump Organization administrator Jeffrey McConney both
banned for life They are prohibited from working in the “financial management department” of any New York company or entity.
Trump’s legal team continues to insist there was no wrongdoing. The most convincing defense is deutsche bank
Executives who testified that the bank wanted to work with the Trump Organization conducted their own due diligence and found no wrongdoing.
A swift judgment by Engoron contentious relationship
Between Trump and the judge. On the witness stand in November, Trump berated the judge and James, calling them “frauds,” “political hacks,” and “Trump haters.”
He also said that the legal issue was “political witch hunt“
The goal was to keep him out of a second term in the White House.
At one point, Engoron told Trump’s lawyers about the former president’s actions:ControlHis client said, “This is not a political rally.”
Trump’s legal fees continue to rise as his criminal case intensifies and he appeals civil court decisions.A judge recently ordered him to pay up his ass. $83.3 million For defaming author E. Jean Carroll for denying her accusations that he sexually assaulted her decades ago.
The amount spent in Trump’s fundraising campaign is approximately $50 million About legal consultation in 2023.
is more than $18 million
Some of the money went to lawyers Chris Kiss, Alina Haba and Clifford Robert, who represented Trump and his businesses in fraud cases and other matters involving the former president.
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