New York state probe of Trump Organization is now criminal -attorney general
Reuters
May 18, 2021
8:57 PM MDT
The New York state attorney generals office said on Tuesday it has told the Trump Organization its investigation of the company run by former President Donald Trump is now a criminal probe, not purely civil.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, a Democrat, has been investigating Trumps pre-presidency business dealings for more than two years.
"We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature," spokesman Fabien Levy said in a statement. "We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA," he said.
The Trump Organization could not immediately be reached for comment.
Vances office has said in court filings it was investigating "possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct" at the former president's Trump Organization, including tax and insurance fraud and falsification of business records.
Vance's probe began after Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen paid hush money to silence two women before the 2016 election about claimed sexual encounters with Trump.
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