New York (AP). The Court of Appeal pushed a tremendous fine of civil fraud to President Donald Trump, and on Thursday, in a lawsuit in New York’s state, accusing him of his possession.
This decision was made seven months after the Republican returned to the White House. The five -judge panel of the New York Medium Appeal Division said the sentence cost Donald Trump more than $ 515 million. USD and shocked his real estate empire, was “too big”.
When he learned that a short fraud for debtors who went to lenders and insurers, Judge Arthur Engoron told him last year to pay $ 355 million. USD fines. With interest, this amount exceeded $ 515 million. USD.
Together with penalties, some other heads of Trump organizations are taken, including Trump’s son Eric and Donald Jr., now exceeding $ 527 million. USD, with interest.
“Although the court order is well drafted to curb the accused’s business culture, the court’s disgorgenization ruling, which states that the defendants pay nearly half a billion dollars in New York, are too fine violating the eighth amendment to the United States Constitution,” says Dianne T. Renwick and Peter.
Engoron also imposed other punishments such as the ban on the short and his two eldest sons to serve for several years in the company management. These provisions were taken during a brief appeal, and he was able to arrest the money collection by announcing $ 175 million. USD bond.
The court, which was divided according to the conclusion of the claim and the lower court fraud, dismissed the entire fine, to which Engoron imposed all the appointed, as well as to continue appealing to the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal.
The Court of Appeal, the Court of Appeal of the State Court, took an unusual long time to manage, and last fall, Trump’s appeal was assessed after oral arguments. Appeals are usually resolved within weeks or months.
New York Prosecutor General Letitia James, who brought a lawsuit on behalf of the state, said that a businessman who became a “lying, deceit and stunning fraud”. After Thursday’s decision, her office had no immediate comment.
Short and his fellow people denied unlawful acts. After six minutes of smoothing, after months of long trial, short in 2024. January Announced he was an “innocent man” and the case was “fraud me”. He has repeatedly stated that the case and verdict were the steps of the political political James and Engoron, both of which are Democrats.
The Trump Department of Justice issued James regarding records related to the claim, among other documents as part of the investigation whether it violated the president’s civil rights. James’ personal lawyer Abbe D. Lowell said the investigation of the fraud case is “the most obvious and desperate example of this administration, which is a campaign of the President’s political reward.”
Short and his lawyers said his financial statement was not deceptive because they came with refusal to note that they were not audited. The defense also noted that bankers and insurers independently estimated the number and the loans were repaid.
Despite the discrepancies such as the triple -increased attic of his Trump Tower, he said the financial statements were, if anyone, his fate of low ball.
September At the appeal court hearing, Trump’s lawyers said many of the case allegations were too old – the assertion they failed to court. Defense also claims that James has abused the Consumer Protection Act to apply to the court for Trump and has improper control of private business transactions that were satisfied with the participants.
State lawyers argued that the law in question is applicable to fraudulent or unlawful business behavior, whether for everyday users or large corporations. Although Trump claims that financial statements have not harmed anyone, the state claims that the numbers have led to lenders to give risky loans than they knew, and that honest debtors lose when others play their net value.
The state argued that the verdict is based on a wealth of evidence and that the extent of the fine is Trump’s profit, including his profit for assets funded with loans and interest he saved by receiving favorable conditions for the wealthy borrowers.
The civil fraud case was only one of several legal obstacles to the Trump when he or she has been campaigning, winning and taking the position of president of the second term.
January 10 He was convicted in his criminal money case for what is called unconditional emissions, leaving a verdict in the books, but in prison, probation, fine or other sentence. He appeals to the verdict.
And in December, the Federal Court of Appeal supported the jurors that in the mid -1990s, a short sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll and later slandered it, confirming him with a $ 5 million decision. The Court of Appeal refused to reconsider in June; He can still try to force the Supreme Court to hear his appeal.
He also appeals to a subsequent sentence claiming $ 83.3 million. USD Carroll for additional defamation requirements.
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