The Trump Organization executive is expected to be charged on Thursday, along with the company, as he comes under increasing pressure to turn on the family. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Frauds and Swindling”
Trump Organization Lawyers Meet With Manhattan Prosecutors
By Gotham Rex on June 28, 2021
An indictment against the business, the Trump Organization, and a top executive, Allen Weisselberg, could come as soon as this week in Manhattan. Source: New York Times
Trump Executive Could Face Charges as Soon as This Summer
By Gotham Rex on June 15, 2021
An investigation into Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s finance chief, appears to be heading into its final stages as prosecutors increase pressure on him. Source: New York Times
Senior Trump Organization Official to Testify Before Grand Jury
By Gotham Rex on June 4, 2021
The Manhattan district attorney’s office subpoenaed Jeffrey McConney, a long-serving financial executive at the company. Source: New York Times
Prosecutors Investigating Whether Ukrainians Meddled in 2020 Election
By Gotham Rex on May 27, 2021
The Brooklyn federal inquiry has examined whether former and current Ukrainian officials tried to interfere in the election, including funneling misleading information through Rudolph W. Giuliani. Source: New York Times
Councilman Pleads Guilty to $82,000 Tax Fraud. He Has No Plans to Quit.
By Gotham Rex on April 22, 2021
Chaim Deutsch, a city councilman from Brooklyn, falsely deducted business expenses, according to federal prosecutors. Source: New York Times
Prosecutors Investigating Trump Focus on His Finance Chief
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2021
Manhattan district attorney investigators who are examining possible financial fraud have asked witnesses about Allen Weisselberg, the chief financial officer at the Trump Organization. Source: New York Times
Manhattan D.A. Recruits Top Prosecutor for Trump Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2021
The Manhattan district attorney has enlisted a former federal prosecutor who is an expert on white-collar crime to join the team investigating the Trump family business. Source: New York Times
Lev Parnas, Giuliani Associate, Faces New Fraud Accusations
By Gotham Rex on February 4, 2021
The Securities and Exchange Commission claimed in a lawsuit that Mr. Parnas and a business partner duped investors in a start-up called Fraud Guarantee. Source: New York Times
Bannon, Pardoned by Trump, Now Faces Manhattan D.A. Investigation
By Gotham Rex on February 2, 2021
Stephen K. Bannon got a last-minute pardon from President Donald J. Trump in a federal fraud case, but now state prosecutors are considering bringing charges. Source: New York Times
Tenants Sue Trump Over Scheme That Drove Up Their Rents
By Gotham Rex on December 3, 2020
The latest legal front against the outbound president involves a maneuver that earned him and his siblings millions while lowering their taxes. Source: New York Times
Women in ‘Birth Tourism’ Ring Had 119 Babies on Long Island, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2020
Six people were charged in federal court with bilking Medicaid of $2.1 million and taking $750,000 from pregnant women in Turkey seeking to give birth in the United States. Source: New York Times
As Soon as Trump Leaves Office, He Faces Greater Risk of Prosecution
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2020
The president is more vulnerable than ever to an investigation into his business practices and taxes. Source: New York Times
She Was Found Dead and Dismembered. Prosecutors Say They Now Know Why.
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2020
Brandy Odom’s body was found in Brooklyn in 2018. The killing was central to a $200,000 insurance scheme, prosecutors say. Source: New York Times
Steve Bannon Loses Lawyer After Suggesting Beheading of Fauci
By Gotham Rex on November 6, 2020
Mr. Bannon, the former adviser to President Trump, said the heads of the F.B.I. director and Dr. Anthony Fauci should be put on pikes, leading Twitter to ban one of his accounts. Source: New York Times