Case: People of the State of New York v. Trump

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On September 21, 2022, Defendant Donald Trump, along with several members of the Trump family, business partners, and business holdings, was charged with numerous counts of financial fraud in the Supreme Court of New York for New York County. Attorney General Letitia James, filing on behalf of the State of New York, alleged that Trump and other affiliated individuals and entities engaged in fraud and misrepresentation regarding Trump's annual financial statements between 2011 through 2021. The complaint alleged that the fraudulent nature of these statements inflated Trump's reported net worth by billions of dollars. All defendants were charged with Persistent and Repeated Fraud, Falsifying Business Records, Issuing False Financial Statements, Insurance Fraud, and several other counts.

This case is now closed.