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Originally published on May 19, 2021 9:30 am
The New York state attorney general s office has widened its probe into the Trump Organization to include an examination of potential criminal wrongdoing, according to the office s spokesman.
Previously, the office was investigating former President Donald Trump s namesake company in a solely civil matter with New York Attorney General Letitia James focusing on whether the company improperly valued its assets for loan and tax purposes.
However, now the state s investigation has entered a criminal capacity, spokesman Fabien Levy confirmed to NPR late Tuesday. We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature, Levy said in a statement. We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA.
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The New York Attorney General’s Office announced on Tuesday evening that it is now joining with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in conducting a criminal investigation of the Trump Organization.
JUST IN: New York AG: We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity https://t.co/gYgCH404Iu
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The Axios story reports that the New York AG’s Office informed the Trump Organization that its investigation into the company “is no longer purely civil in nature” and is now also a criminal one.
Fabien Levy, a spokesperson for James, said in an emailed statement Tuesday: “We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA.”
Calera woman accused of stealing $120k in welfare, housing benefits in NYC New York City (Source: KLTV) By WBRC Staff | May 19, 2021 at 12:26 PM CDT - Updated May 19 at 12:29 PM
NEW YORK, New York (WBRC) - A Calera woman was arrested and charged with several counts after prosecutors said she committed welfare fraud and stole more than $120,000 in welfare and housing benefits in New York.
New York State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro said 57-year-old Latonja Serling allegedly collected nearly $70,000 in welfare benefits in New York State by misreporting her residency, employment and marriage status and using two different Social Security numbers. Prosecutors said she also misrepresented her residence to obtain New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) rental benefits in excess of $50,000.