Trump Companies Are Convicted in NY Criminal Tax Fraud Trial
- Verdict comes amid other cases and probes as Trump runs again
- Trump says it’s unfair to punish firm for disgraced CFO’s acts
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Two of Donald Trump’s companies were found guilty of engaging in a scheme that allowed executives such as former chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg to evade taxes on company-paid perks including free apartments and luxury cars for more than a decade.
It is the first time a Trump business has been convicted of criminal conduct and comes as the former president is running for a second term. The momentous verdict also comes as he faces a raft of other legal perils, including criminal probes of his handling of classified documents and of efforts by Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election.