The company was fined $4,000 after failing to turn over documents. The case is one of several in which investigators have found the ex-president or his company loath to hand over papers. Source: New York Times
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Conviction Won’t Be a Financial Death Sentence for Trump Organization
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
The former president’s family business will be forever tarred, but the maximum penalty it faces is relatively mild. Source: New York Times
A New York Jury Speaks: Trump’s Company Committed Tax Fraud
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2022
Not exactly a death sentence for the Trump Organization, but certainly an embarrassment. Also, a Manhattan dog that braved the Hudson for a trip to New Jersey. Source: New York Times
Trump Organization Trial Considering Momentous Verdict
By Gotham Rex on December 6, 2022
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
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 Settles With Protesters Who Said His Bodyguards Attacked Them
By Gotham Rex on November 2, 2022
One of the demonstrators said a bodyguard struck him on the head outside Trump Tower in 2015. Terms of the deal were not released. Source: New York Times
Key Witness Has Covid, Disrupting Trump Organization Trial
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2022
Jeffrey S. McConney, the company’s controller, had coughing fits on the stand. The judge said the trial would likely resume Monday, but that many in the courtroom were at risk. Source: New York Times