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brooklynite

(94,302 posts)
Fri May 25, 2018, 01:08 PM May 2018

Michael Cohen's Trump Org Emails Tied To Crooked 'Taxi King'

Source: Foward

Michael Cohen’s use of his Trump Organization email to conduct his taxi business has become more legally significant after his former medallion manager, Evgeny Freidman, agreed to work with federal prosecutors as part of a plea deal, according to experts and reports.

That’s because public records obtained exclusively by the Forward show that Cohen used his Trump email on multiple occasions to conduct business for his NY Funky Taxi Corp. medallion, which Freidman managed since at least 2012. Cohen’s taxi dealings were part of records seized by federal investigators after they raided his home and office.

David Shapiro, a financial crimes expert and former FBI forensics investigator, told the Forward that Cohen’s use of the “trumporg.com” address makes it much harder for him to argue he was only acting in a legal capacity for the company. Shapiro also said that it potentially exposes other members of the Trump Organization to federal investigations if Freidman testifies against Cohen.

Read more: https://forward.com/news/national/401764/exclusive-michael-cohens-trump-org-emails-tied-to-crooked-taxi-king/

Read more: https://forward.com/news/national/401764/exclusive-michael-cohens-trump-org-emails-tied-to-crooked-taxi-king/



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Michael Cohen's Trump Org Emails Tied To Crooked 'Taxi King' (Original Post) brooklynite May 2018 OP
An executive vice president using company email RockRaven May 2018 #1
Deeper in the shit - right where they all belong. NBachers May 2018 #2

RockRaven

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1. An executive vice president using company email
Fri May 25, 2018, 01:18 PM
May 2018

will have a hard time insulating the company from his criminal actions. Oopsie.

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