New York State Team
ALBANY, N.Y. – A New York state investigation looking into whether the Trump Organization illegally inflated the value of its properties is now examining whether any criminal misdeeds occurred.
For more than two years, New York Attorney General Letitia James office has been investigating former President Donald Trump and his company after former Trump attorney Michael Cohen claimed they fraudulently boosted property values to obtain tax breaks and better terms on loans and insurance.
Until recently, that probe had been strictly civil in nature. But by Tuesday, things had changed.
A spokesman for James acknowledged her office is now investigating the Trump Organization for potential criminality, a major shift that could lead to charges if investigators uncover wrongdoing.
New York attorney general adds ‘criminal capacity’ to probe of Trump Organization
New York Attorney General Letitia James is joining the Manhattan district attorney’s office in a criminal investigation of the Trump Organization, James’ office said Tuesday.
The attorney general office’s investigation into the Trump Organization, which has been underway since 2019, will also continue as a civil probe, but the office recently informed Trump Organization officials of the criminal component.
“We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature. We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA,” James’ spokesman Fabien Levy told CNN. “We have no additional comment.”
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The
Trump Organization is being investigated in a criminal capacity by the New York
attorney general, along with the Manhattan DA.
The
organisation is the holding company of hundreds of Trump entities, ranging from
hotels to golf courses.
The
DA s investigation initially focused on hush payments to two women, but expanded
to allegations of tax evasion, and insurance and bank fraud.
New
York – The Trump Organization is being investigated in a criminal
capacity , the New York state attorney general s office said on Tuesday,
as prosecutors advance their probe into former president Donald Trump s
business dealings.
A spokesperson for Attorney General
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