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Judge rules Donald Trump defrauded banks, insurers while building real estate empire (apnews.com)

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[–] schema 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Engoron ordered that some of Trump’s business licenses be rescinded as punishment, making it difficult or impossible for them to do business in New York, and said he would continue to have an independent monitor oversee Trump Organization operations.

If not successfully appealed, the order would strip Trump of his authority to make strategic and financial decisions over some of his key properties in the state.

That sounds like the absolute minimum punishment for fraud.

[–] Mamertine 4 points 1 year ago

That sounds like the absolute minimum punishment for fraud.

It was a civil case. The district attorney chose not to pursue criminal charges. The prosecutor in the case quit in outrage. That prosecutor then went on NPR and laid it the case in an interview. It was fascinating. Basically they were about to charge Trump, but before they could the district attorney lost the election and the new guy didn't want to charge Trump with a case that he thought wasn't a 100% guarantee to win.