Trump Organization found guilty on multiple counts of criminal tax fraud

[webfact]

 

By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN

 

CNN — A Manhattan jury has found two Trump Organization companies guilty on multiple charges of criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records connected to a 15-year scheme to defraud tax authorities by failing to report and pay taxes on compensation for top executives.

 

The Trump Corp. and Trump Payroll Corp. were found guilty on all charges they faced.

 

Donald Trump and his family were not charged in this case, but the former president was mentioned repeatedly during the trial by prosecutors about his connection to the benefits doled out to certain executives, including company-funded apartments, car leases and personal expenses.

 

Full story: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/06/politics/trump-organization-fraud-trial-verdict/index.html

 

-- © Copyright CNN 2022-12-07

[Pattaya Spotter]

"Show me the man and I’ll give you the crime." Lavrentiy Beria

 

Any company under the intense scrutiny of partisan Democrat Party prosecutors can be shown to have committed petty bookkeeping and accounting errors...the maximum penalty of a $1.6M fine shows the entire exercise was nothing but a political hit job from an elected politician who promised such a result. The verdict will be appealed a likely thrown out by the higher courts.

Edited December 6, 2022 by Pattaya Spotter

[TheFishman1]

Trump what a ConMan

[Bkk Brian]

Took the juror's just 10 hours to find Trump Org guilty of everything, 17 counts. Qanon already linking that to the 17th letter of the alphabet........Q   lol

 

More dummy spitting moments coming from Trump and the cult.

[Skeptic7]

Shyster, crook, criminal, con man. Liar, cheater, thief. Slippery, slimy, wiggly turd. The noose gets tighter. Coming for you Donnie-boy. Finally the ???? spiraling down the ????. 

Edited December 7, 2022 by Skeptic7

[Chomper Higgot]

1 hour ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

"Show me the man and I’ll give you the crime." Lavrentiy Beria

 

Any company under the intense scrutiny of partisan Democrat Party prosecutors can be shown to have committed petty bookkeeping and accounting errors...the maximum penalty of a $1.6M fine shows the entire exercise was nothing but a political hit job from an elected politician who promised such a result. The verdict will be appealed a likely thrown out by the higher courts.

The fine is only the start.

 

Next up recouping damages, withdrawing licenses and criminal 

prosecution of directors.

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

2022 delivers yet more Justice, and it’s not yet through.

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

56 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

Trump what a ConMan

Who knew?!

[EVENKEEL]

So, after all these years of reading "the walls are closing in" this is it? Really? Sort of like going to a fireworks display and they light off one sparkler and call it good.

[Dustdevil]

From now on, the Trump Organization will be thought of mainly as the conglomerate CONVICTED of FRAUD. There's no more hiding and hinting.

[Dustdevil]

1 minute ago, EVENKEEL said:

So, after all these years of reading "the walls are closing in" this is it? Really? Sort of like going to a fireworks display and they light off one sparkler and call it good.

More to come. The Southern District of New York and the DOJ are not finished.

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3 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

So, after all these years of reading "the walls are closing in" this is it? Really? Sort of like going to a fireworks display and they light off one sparkler and call it good.

If this were the only fireworks at the display you might have a point. Or don't you believe that more is coming?

[ozimoron]

2 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

So, after all these years of reading "the walls are closing in" this is it? Really? Sort of like going to a fireworks display and they light off one sparkler and call it good.

Do you think this is it? The DoJ haven't announced any indictments yet. Now that the mid terms are over things might change quickly. I may be mistaken but I think this is Alvin Bragg's prosecution. Letitia James is still out there. It may be the reverse, I'm not sure. It's hard to keep track of all the investigations.

[Dustdevil]

23 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The fine is only the start.

 

Next up recouping damages, withdrawing licenses and criminal 

prosecution of directors.

 

 

Guliani, who's in dramatic mental decline anyway (considering he was the mayor who took down New York's mafia families years ago), is still a licensed attorney in DC, but that won't last much longer.

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I haven't seen any accounts of the actual jury's deliberation, but it seem to me the fact that the Trump Organization kept on paying Alan Weisselberg his full salary and bonuses, and had nothing but kind words for him, despite that fact that he committed crimes,  is a very strong indication that they were afraid of what he might reveal were he antagonized by them. 

[pomchop]

41 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Biden what a media manipulating, geriatric , dementia suffering conman ! (actually probably more puppet)

 

Let's see what happens later with Hunter's laptop.

 

If Trump guilty fine, prison him, but lets at least to the same for the other side 

 

Calling Biden a conman is a massive insult to the king of all con men, the bestest ever conman, a huge con man,a conman for the ages, the Heisman of conmen.....how dare anyone insult the con man cult dleader who has sucked millions upon millions from the cult by selling kool aide....all hail the cheif conner of all conners...DJT.

[Dustdevil]

2 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

"Show me the man and I’ll give you the crime." Lavrentiy Beria

 

Any company under the intense scrutiny of partisan Democrat Party prosecutors can be shown to have committed petty bookkeeping and accounting errors...the maximum penalty of a $1.6M fine shows the entire exercise was nothing but a political hit job from an elected politician who promised such a result. The verdict will be appealed a likely thrown out by the higher courts.

There is nothing petty about the vast criminality of Trump and anything Trump oversees. People who actually know things will tell you this, in countless books and articles. Already, about 15 or 20 books by former Trump aides testify that, as former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper wrote [in the title for his book]: Everything Trump Touches Dies.

Edited December 7, 2022 by Dustdevil

[Tug]

21 minutes ago, placeholder said:

I haven't seen any accounts of the actual jury's deliberation, but it seem to me the fact that the Trump Organization kept on paying Alan Weisselberg his full salary and bonuses, and had nothing but kind words for him, despite that fact that he committed crimes,  is a very strong indication that they were afraid of what he might reveal were he antagonized by them. 

He fell on the sword for his master trump that’s why they are treating him well wait till after the sentencing then they will dump him.oh donney boy hang on to your toupee cause the indictments are a coming!!

[placeholder]

4 minutes ago, Tug said:

He fell on the sword for his master trump that’s why they are treating him well wait till after the sentencing then they will dump him.oh donney boy hang on to your toupee cause the indictments are a coming!!

No, they won't dump him because other trials are coming up.

[Dave0206]

2 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

"Show me the man and I’ll give you the crime." Lavrentiy Beria

 

Any company under the intense scrutiny of partisan Democrat Party prosecutors can be shown to have committed petty bookkeeping and accounting errors...the maximum penalty of a $1.6M fine shows the entire exercise was nothing but a political hit job from an elected politician who promised such a result. The verdict will be appealed a likely thrown out by the higher courts.

Omg you are really suffering from the delusional Trump syndrome. 

Do you not realise he has served his purpose for the federalist society ???? 

No one except the deniers want to see him saved

Unlike when he was president Biden is not screaming and shouting what the justice department should do for Him if hunter has done something illegal let him be prosecuted for it.

If he benifited foreign companies and its a crime fair enough he did a poor job considering how good the trump children were at it put all on trial for fairness?

 

[Bkk Brian]

53 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

So, after all these years of reading "the walls are closing in" this is it? Really? Sort of like going to a fireworks display and they light off one sparkler and call it good.

While I know you'd like to imagine that's all there is, Special Counsel Jack Smith is busily working away issuing grand jury subpoenas for all communication with Trump. This is just the beginning.

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2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

While I know you'd like to imagine that's all there is, Special Counsel Jack Smith is busily working away issuing grand jury subpoenas for all communication with Trump. This is just the beginning.

It does give us an indication about what news sources they rely on.

Edited December 7, 2022 by placeholder

[SunsetT]

3 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Who knew?!

His supporters obviously dont!

[HappyExpat57]

5 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

"Show me the man and I’ll give you the crime." Lavrentiy Beria

 

Any company under the intense scrutiny of partisan Democrat Party prosecutors can be shown to have committed petty bookkeeping and accounting errors...the maximum penalty of a $1.6M fine shows the entire exercise was nothing but a political hit job from an elected politician who promised such a result. The verdict will be appealed a likely thrown out by the higher courts.

Utter rubbish. The former disgraced guy is crooked as a dog's hind leg. These cases are based on FACTS, not the emotional attachment his sycophants have.

[digger70]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Donald Trump and his family were not charged in this case, but the former president was mentioned repeatedly during the trial

So what was the gain, some Billion in back taxes . the companies will be covering that they should have the funds.

[ozimoron]

10 minutes ago, digger70 said:

So what was the gain, some Billion in back taxes . the companies will be covering that they should have the funds.

The guilty verdict comes as Trump is under scrutiny by federal and state prosecutors for his handling of classified documents, the effort to overturn the 2020 election results, and the accuracy of the Trump Organization’s business records and financial statements. He is also facing a $250 million civil lawsuit from the New York attorney general alleging he and his adult children were involved in a decade long fraud. The attorney general is seeking to permanently bar them from serving as an officer or director of a company in New York state, among other penalties.

 

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/06/politics/trump-organization-fraud-trial-verdict/index.html

[rudi49jr]

6 hours ago, Dustdevil said:

More to come. The Southern District of New York and the DOJ are not finished.

Not to mention Georgia AG Fani Willis. I understand she wants to have everything wrapped up before the end of the year, so I expect indictments to come down soon. Lock him up!!

[riclag]

6 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

So, after all these years of reading "the walls are closing in" this is it? Really? Sort of like going to a fireworks display and they light off one sparkler and call it good.

 1.5 mill is a drop in the bucket , its the headline that the activist media are drooling over!
The Trump umpire is worth billions and they got nothing on him while the real threat are making  laws for the corporate lobbyists to continue their global establishment imop

[Pattaya Spotter]

6 hours ago, Dustdevil said:

There is nothing petty about the vast criminality of Trump and anything Trump oversees. People who actually know things will tell you this, in countless books and articles. Already, about 15 or 20 books by former Trump aides testify that, as former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper wrote [in the title for his book]: Everything Trump Touches Dies.

Isn't James Clapper's claim to fame "testilying" to Congress when he said the CIA/NSA didn't collect the private personal information of American citizens ???? Not really someone I would quote as an example of personal integrity or trust in government.

 

James Clapper, the former director of national intelligence, denied Tuesday that he lied to Congress when he falsely testified during the Obama administration that the government does “not wittingly” collect the telephone records of millions of Americans. 

 

https://apnews.com/article/business-33a88feb083ea35515de3c73e3d854ad

Edited December 7, 2022 by Pattaya Spotter

[placeholder]

2 minutes ago, riclag said:

 1.5 mill is a drop in the bucket , its the headline that the activist media are drooling over!
The Trump umpire is worth billions and they got nothing on him while the real threat are making  laws for the corporate lobbyists to continue their global establishment imop

Because if one thing Trump was opposed to is corporate lobbying?

 

Trump revokes rule preventing White House staff from lobbying
In a last-minute move, the outgoing president reversed his original order and allowed the revolving door in Washington to continue swinging.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/20/trump-revokes-rule-lobbying-by-white-house-staff-460608