Donald Trump

2022 - 9 - 22

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New York attorney general announces civil lawsuit against Trump ... (The Guardian)

Move by Letitia James comes after culmination of years-long investigation of financial practices at the Trump Organization.

Tripling the size of the apartment for purposes of the valuation was intentional and deliberate fraud. “Based on that inflated square footage, the value of the apartment in 2015 and 2016 was $327m. In reality, the apartment had an area of less than 11,000 sq ft, something Mr Trump was well aware of. He did this with the help of the other defendants.” “Donald Trump stands out as among the most egregious examples. To this date, no apartment in New York City has ever sold for close to that amount. [reported](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-21/trump-insiders-expect-civil-suit-from-new-york-attorney-general?leadSource=uverify%20wall) that “members of Trump’s inner circle” saw the suit as “a fundraising opportunity for James, a Democrat facing re-election in November”. [retention of classified records](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/21/trump-special-master-documents-declassified) and multiple investigations of his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. James also said the Trumps “received a series of bank ordered appraisals for the commercial property at 40 Wall Street in New York City that calculated the value of the property at $200m as of August 2010 and $220m as of November 2012. [deposed](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/15/donald-trump-new-york-lawsuit-legal-trouble) during the New York investigation, which began when Trump was president and lasted for three years. [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) falsely inflated his net worth by billions of dollars to unjustly enrich himself and to cheat the system, thereby cheating all of us. [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) and three of his children involved in the family real-estate business, for falsely inflating his net worth by billions in order to enrich himself and secure favorable loans.

Donald Trump and adult children being sued for fraud (RTE.ie)

The lawsuit, filed in a New York state court in Manhattan, accused the Trump Organization of engaging in "numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation" in ...

. She made the comment on the former president's online platform Truth Social. The FBI conducted a court-approved search of Mr Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on 8 August as part of a criminal investigation into his handling of presidential records including classified material. and his daughter Ivanka Trump as defendants.

New York attorney general sues Donald Trump and his company (BreakingNews.ie)

Attorney General Letitia James's lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, is the culmination of the Democrat's three-year civil investigation into Mr Trump ...

She also seeks to permanently bar Mr Weisselberg and Mr McConney from serving in the financial control function of any New York corporation or similar business entity registered and/or licensed in New York State. She is seeking to replace the current trustees of Mr Trump’s revocable trust, which controls his business interests, with an independent trustee, to bar Mr Trump and the Trump Organisation from entering into commercial real estate acquisitions for five years, from obtaining loans from banks in New York for five years and permanently bar Mr Trump and his three eldest children from serving as an officer or director in any New York corporation or similar business entity registered and/or licensed in New York State. Today, I filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump for engaging in years of financial fraud to enrich himself, his family, and the Trump Organization.

Donald Trump sued for 'years of bank, tax and insurance fraud' (Sky News)

The suit, more than 220 pages long, details alleged efforts by Mr Trump to inflate his personal net worth to get better loan agreements while also deflating ...

Mr Trump in a social media post called the action "another witch-hunt." Mr Trump has denied wrongdoing and has said the investigation is a partisan attack. The Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation of Mr Trump for retaining government records, some "While the AG's office says they are not seeking a dissolution of the Trump Organisation, the penalties they seek could amount to an effective 'death penalty' for the Trump Organisation to continue in New York," she added. The suit, more than 220 pages long, details alleged efforts by Mr Trump to inflate his personal net worth to get better loan agreements while also deflating his worth to gain better tax benefits - and could effectively be a "death penalty" for his organisation. Donald Trump and three of his children have been served with a lawsuit alleging "years of bank, tax and insurance fraud".

Fraud lawsuit launched against Donald Trump and three eldest ... (thejournal.ie)

NEW YORK'S ATTORNEY General has launched a significant fraud lawsuit against former US President Donald Trump and his three eldest children.

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Donald Trump, and his adult children, sued for fraud by New York ... (Buzz.ie)

The lawsuit alleges Trump attempted to inflate his personal net worth in a bid to attract loan agreements.

"Donald Trump stands out as among the most egregious examples of this misconduct. Furthermore, James is aiming to have them banned from receiving loans from any New York registered financial institution for the same period. [READ NEXT - Donald Trump and the curious tale of the clogged White House toilet](https://www.buzz.ie/news/world-news/donald-trump-toilets-flushing-papers-26203573) [READ NEXT - Trump says Secret Service stopped him from marching to Capitol on 6 January](https://www.buzz.ie/news/world-news/trump-capitol-riots-secret-service-26661371) [READ NEXT - Capitol riots defendant believes he was 'ordered by the President to go to the Capitol'](https://www.buzz.ie/news/world-news/capitol-riots-defendant-believes-ordered-26716584) [READ NEXT - What happened at the Capitol riots?](https://www.buzz.ie/news/world-news/trump-january-6-riots-anniversary-25864683) [READ NEXT - Why Joe Rogan has refused to interview Donald Trump on his podcast multiple times](https://www.buzz.ie/news/world-news/joe-rogan-donald-trump-interview-27414643) [Trump family ](https://www.buzz.ie/news/politics/donald-trump-visit-ireland-doonbeg-27610887)from being in the office of any New York-based company for five years. [New York Attorney General Letitia James](https://www.buzz.ie/news/world-news/judge-rules-trump-two-eldest-26265496) announced that former President Donald Trump, as well as his three eldest children (Donald Jr., 38, Ivanka, 35, and Erik, 32), and the Trump Organisation, were the subject of a lawsuit stemming from a yearslong civil investigation into the practices of the company.