Its verdict could have a sweeping impact on the former president’s company and affect the standing of Manhattan’s district attorney. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Tax Evasion”
Prosecutors Say Trump Approved Part of Trump Organization Scheme
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2022
Jurors at the Trump Organization trial will begin deliberating Monday after prosecutors presented a document they said showed that the former president had sanctioned tax fraud. Source: New York Times
Trump Organization Jurors Hear Closing Arguments Ahead of Verdict
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2022
In closing statements, the defense and prosecution pushed opposing views about the actions of the former chief financial officer, Allen H. Weisselberg. Source: New York Times
Verdict in Trump Organization Trial Could Come Down to 3 Little Words
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2022
What jurors make of the phrase “in behalf of” could decide whether the former president’s namesake company is guilty of tax fraud. Source: New York Times
Defense Rests as Trump Company Tax Fraud Trial Nears its End
By Gotham Rex on November 28, 2022
Closing arguments in the tax-fraud case are expected to begin Thursday after lawyers argue over the instructions jurors will receive from the judge. Source: New York Times
Prosecution Rests as Trump Company Trial Moves Faster Than Expected
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2022
In a sign of confidence, Manhattan prosecutors skipped a witness they had said they would call. The case could end as soon as next week. Source: New York Times
Manhattan Prosecutors Again Consider a Path Toward Charging Trump
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2022
The district attorney’s office is investigating Donald J. Trump’s role in a hush-money payment to a porn star, an approach that previously failed to bear fruit. Source: New York Times
Trump Organization Finance Chief Details the Birth of Tax-Fraud Scheme
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
Allen H. Weisselberg came close to tears as he told how money for cars, apartments and tuition was camouflaged in the ledgers of the company he served. Source: New York Times
Trump Organization Trial: Takeaways From the Sixth Day
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
Allen H. Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s former finance chief, spent the day on the stand. He is the key witness in the case. Source: New York Times
Ex-CFO at Trump Organization Testifies Against Firm He Helped Build
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
Allen H. Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer, admitted that he had received lucrative off-the-books perks from the company. Source: New York Times
Trump Organization Trial Opens, and the Talk Is About 2 Men
By Gotham Rex on October 31, 2022
In a case that centers on tax law, defense lawyers blame the company’s former chief financial officer. Prosecutors bring up the former president. Source: New York Times
Halloween’s a Big Day for Off Broadway Sendup of ‘Stranger Things’
By Gotham Rex on October 31, 2022
Jonathan Hogue, a writer who loves parody, didn’t enjoy Halloween as a child. The haunted houses were too scary. Source: New York Times
Trump Organization’s Tax Fraud Trial to Begin on Monday
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2022
The Trump Organization’s trial on tax fraud and other charges begins Monday in Manhattan, raising questions about the future of the former president’s family business. Source: New York Times
Yoga Chain Was a Criminal Enterprise That Reaped Millions, Prosecutors Say
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2022
The founders of Yoga to the People, a once wildly successful business that closed in 2020, are accused of concealing their income from the Internal Revenue Service for years. Source: New York Times
Allen Weisselberg, a Top Trump Executive, Pleads Guilty in Tax Scheme
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2022
Mr. Weisselberg has refused to cooperate in the Manhattan district attorney’s broader investigation into Donald J. Trump and his family business. Source: New York Times