#Manhattan D.A. convenes grand jury in Tr*mp criminal probe

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+ The Tr*mp Organization's legal team anticipates the company will be accused of tax crimes relating to alleged failure to pay taxes on corporate benefits and perks, including cars and apartment buildings provided to employees. + "They didn't use the word 'fringe benefits' or anything like that, but they alleged improper benefits that were conferred on some of the high-ranking individuals in the Tr*mp Organization," Fischetti said. + During last Thursday's meeting (6-24-2021), prosecutors left attorneys for Mr. Tr*mp and his company with the distinct impression that they planned to proceed with charges in the coming days, possibly as early as this week. + The decision to bring charges against the company itself — instead of company employees — could give prosecutors leverage to demand changes on the corporate level or levy fines as part of a negotiated settlement. 

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+ The New York Times reported on Tuesday (6-15-2021) that the Manhattan district attorney’s office has apparently “entered the final stages of a criminal tax investigation” of Allen Weisselberg, the Tr*mp Organization’s longtime chief financial officer. + The report that prosecutors might be nearing the final stages of their criminal tax inquiry into Weisselberg comes in the wake of reports that Jeff McConney – a senior vice president and controller for the T*ump Organization – has testified before the Manhattan special grand jury. + McConney, “one of the most senior officials” in this company, is also the first Tr*mp Organization staffer called to testify – and is one of “a number of witnesses” who have been before the panel, ABC reported. + McConney’s role as the Tr*mp Organization’s money man could have dramatic implications for an investigation into possible financial crimes at the sprawling business empire. The special grand jury convened by the Manhattan

district attorney’s office is expected to decide whether to indict Tr*mp, other executives at his company or the business itself if presented with criminal charges by prosecutors. + The investigation is broad and relates to Tr*mp’s business affairs predating his presidency. The inquiry is examining whether the value of some property in his company’s real estate portfolio was presented in a way that defrauded insurance companies and banks.  The investigation also is trying to determine whether sketchy property valuations might have led to unlawful tax breaks, according to the Washington Post. + With Weisselberg, the Manhattan district attorney’s office is reportedly probing whether he received any “fringe benefits” from the company on top of his salary, and if said benefits were taxed adequately. + Although Tr*mp and Weisselberg were usually the “only two people in the room”, when prepping tax paperwork and other financial documents, McConney brought them the “original documents and tranches of raw data”, the Daily Beast reported.  So, McConney might have financial information that potentially could be used against Weisselberg or Tr*mp. + Weisselberg’s attorney said “no comment” when asked about the inquiry and Times report. The Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to comment. + Longtime defense attorneys told the Guardian that such revelations about grand jury witness testimony might give clues about prosecutors’ strategy and thoughts about potential wrongdoing.  When prosecutors start calling witnesses before grand juries, it typically means the investigation has hit the stage where prosecutors feel they have a criminal case against someone. + Daniel R Alonso, a partner at Buckley LLP’s New York office whose past work includes serving as chief assistant district attorney with the Manhattan district attorney, said: “You’ve got to start with the proposition that it’s pretty clear they’re targeting Allen Weisselberg, the CFO. If that’s correct, which it seems to be, it’s an obvious move to get the testimony of the controller on record. + “It appears from the reporting that he’s getting immunity,” Alonso said of McConney. “They either don’t think that he has criminal exposure or if he does, they’re more interested in getting people higher up on the food chain if they can.” ... McConney did not respond to an email request for comment. + Rebecca Roiphe, a former prosecutor with the Manhattan district attorney’s office who now works as a professor at New York Law School, explained that in New York state courts, a witness called before the grand jury can’t be prosecuted for what they testify about.  “You really don’t want to use the grand jury, at least in terms of calling witnesses, at an early stage of your investigation because you don’t want to have to accidentally give somebody immunity,” Roiphe said. + So, if prosecutors are calling witnesses before a grand jury, they have a strong sense of who they want to prosecute – they are not just calling people in a way that could jeopardize a case.  “They must have a sense that they have a criminal case against somebody, because of the grand jury practice of New York,” Roiphe said. + “It seems that it’s a more advanced investigation. It’s not just the detectives and prosecutors thinking in theory about an investigation – they’re actively interviewing witnesses and putting a possible indictment together,” said Jeffrey Lichtman, a longtime criminal defense attorney.  “They don’t just call these people out of the blue.”

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+ The revelation signals that the criminal case surrounding the Tr*mp organization is moving to a more advanced stage. + The investigation is being led by Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr.'s office, and has evolved into a criminal case, looking into Tr*mp's real estate company's financial practices and how money moved between higher-ups at the organization. The investigation has looked into Tr*mp's tax returns, and is delving into how the organization filed reimbursements to former Trump attorney Michael Cohen. + Earlier this week, the Washington Post reported that Vance's office had convened a special grand jury for the case, which will consider whether there is enough evidence to justify bringing charges against Tr*mp. The grand jury is set to meet three days a week, for between three and six months. + The move signals that with a longer jury, the DA's office may continue to call witnesses over the timeline of the case.Investigators have also taken a series of steps to analyze the finances of Tr*mp Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg.  Prosecutors have subpoenaed his and his family's financial records, and are looking into the perks he may have arranged for his son Barry, who is a longtime Tr*mp Organization employee.

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+ The development is the latest step towards the 74-year-old Tr*mp, who left the White House in January, possibly becoming the first ever ex-U eader to face criminal charges.  The grand jury was set up recently and will sit three days a week for six months, reported The Washington Post, citing two unnamed people familiar with the case. + The panel is also hearing several matters unrelated to Trump's case, the paper added.ABC also reported the move. + The Washington Post said it suggests that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance may have found evidence of a crime, if not by Tr*mp, then by somebody close to him. + A spokesman for Vance refused to comment when contacted by AFP. + In the United States, prosecutors typically refer important cases to grand juries, made up of citizens who examine the prosecution's case in secret. They hear evidence and can request additional documents before deciding whether criminal charges should be brought. + Vance and New York state Attorney General Letitia James, both Democrats, are investigating Tr*mp's business dealings.They are probing whether the Tr*mp Organization committed tax evasion, insurance and bank fraud.

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+ Prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney's office told former President Donald Tr*mp's lawyers that the Tr*mp Organization could face criminal charges, The New York Times first reported on Friday (6-25-2021). + Citing people with knowledge of the matter, The Times said that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. could announce charges against the Tr*mp Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, as soon as next week. + Tr*mp's lawyers met with Manhattan prosecutors on Thursday hoping to persuade them to abandon charges against the company, The Times reported. Ronald Fischetti, an attorney representing the Trump Organization, confirmed the meeting in an interview with NBC News. ... + N.Y. state prosecutors are nearing the end of a two-year investigation into whether Tr*mp's sprawling real-estate company violated New York laws. + The criminal inquiry began after Michael Cohen, Tr*mp's former lawyer and fixer, said the Tr*mp Organization had helped facilitate an illegal hush-money

payment to the adult-film actress Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 election. + Since then, the investigation has expanded to examine whether the company artificially inflated or deflated the value of its assets for loan and tax purposes. Prosecutors also have asked witnesses about perks that Tr*mp Organization executives received, possibly without paying the appropriate taxes on them. + It is not clear whether prosecutors in Vance's office will bring charges against the Tr*mp Organization, Weisselberg, any other executives, or Tr*mp himself. The office has empaneled a special grand jury that is reportedly weighing whether to indict subjects of the investigation. The Trump Organization has denied wrongdoing. + The investigation kicked into high gear in February when the Supreme Court cleared the way for Manhattan prosecutors to obtain eight years of Tr*mp's tax records.In the months since, they have increased pressure on Weisselberg. + Weisselberg has worked for the Tr*mps for more than four decades and is intimately familiar with the family's personal finances as well as the company's. Bringing charges against Weisselberg may make him Tr*mp Organization likely to cooperate, legal experts told Insider.

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