Criminal Investigation of Trump Intensifies
The Trump Organization was notified that a long-running civil investigation has been expanded to include a criminal probe. Fabien Levy, spokesperson for the New York attorney general said, “We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA.” Trump and the Trump Organization are facing multiple civil and criminal investigations that include tax evasion and banking fraud.
By Russ Choma
New York attorney general Letitia James notified the Trump Organization on Tuesday that she has expanded her long-running civil investigation into former president Donald Trump’s business empire to include a criminal probe, which her office will conduct in partnership with Manhattan district attorney Cy Vance, who has been pursuing a similar case. The news, first reported by CNN, represents a significant increase in legal peril for Trump.
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