The Trump Organization was ordered to pay $1.6 million in fines on Friday, following its conviction last month for criminal tax fraud, according to The New York Times.
It was the maximum penalty former President Trump’s sprawling business organization could face for what prosecutors have described as a long-running scheme to evade taxes by providing perks to company executives.
Trump himself was not charged in the tax fraud case, although the Manhattan district attorney’s office argued throughout the trial that the former president and his family were “explicitly sanctioning tax fraud.”
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Judge Juan Merchan sided with the prosecutors, who argued for the full fine despite acknowledging that it “may have limited impact on a multibillion corporation,” according to the Times.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement that Friday’s sentencing represents a “significant chapter” in his ongoing investigation into Trump and his businesses.
The Hill
Bragg is the right name for that ass. He cut off Manhattan investigations when he took over. And only now that the national public approval tide has begun to turn from Trump, he thinks he'll step in and take some credit for holding that crime family to account.
Trump and three of his adult children are currently facing a separate civil lawsuit from New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), who accused the family of manipulating property values to secure investments, as well as tax and loan benefits. The case is set to head to trial in October.
Good luck and more power to her.
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