Donald Trump has found a new avenue to sue the media: Copyright.
13.01.2023 - 18:53 / deadline.com
UPDATE: A New York judge handed down a maximum fine of $1.6 million to the Trump Organization after the company was found guilty last month of criminal tax fraud and other charges.
The judge, Juan Manuel Merchan, imposed the sentence on Friday, per the AP. The amount was the most that he could impose on the company.
Former President Donald Trump was not charged in the scheme. A jury last month found that CFO Allen Weisselberg and other executives at the company received compensation in the form of “off the books” personal expenses which went unreported on tax forms.
Weisselberg was sentenced earlier this week to five months in jail, after he earlier pled guilty in the case.
PREVIOUSLY, Dec. 6: A New York jury has found the the Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud and a series of other charges.
The jury found that two entities of Trump’s business were found guilty of the criminal tax fraud charges, which also included scheme to defraud, conspiracy, and falsifying business records. The sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 13, with a maximum penalty of $1.6 million, according to the Associated Press.
Jurors deliberated over two days.
Trump himself was not charged in the case, but Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg noted that the juror rendered the first criminal convictions against Trump’s companies.
“This was a case about greed and cheating. In Manhattan, no corporation is above the law,” Bragg said in a statement. “For 13 years the Trump Corporation and the Trump Payroll Corporation got away with a scheme that awarded high-level executives with lavish perks and compensation while intentionally concealing the benefits from the taxing authorities to avoid paying taxes. Today’s verdict holds these Trump companies
Donald Trump has found a new avenue to sue the media: Copyright.
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