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N.Y. prosecutor hires forensic accounting experts as Trump criminal probe escalates

President Trump departs an October campaign rally in Ocala, Fla.
President Trump departs an October campaign rally in Ocala, Fla. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Dec. 29, 2020 at 4:59 p.m. EST

NEW YORK — The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has retained forensic accounting specialists to aid its criminal investigation of President Trump and his business operations, as prosecutors ramp up their scrutiny of his company's real estate transactions, according to people familiar with the matter.

 

District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. opened the investigation in 2018 to examine alleged hush-money payments made to two women who, during Trump’s first presidential campaign, claimed to have had affairs with him years earlier. The probe has since expanded, and now includes the Trump Organization's activities more broadly, said the people familiar with the matter. Vance’s office has suggested in court filings that bank, tax and insurance fraud are areas of exploration.

Vance has contracted with FTI Consulting to look for anomalies among a variety of property deals, and to advise the district attorney on whether the president’s company manipulated the value of certain assets to obtain favorable interest rates and tax breaks, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity because the matter remains highly sensitive. The probe is believed to encompass transactions spanning several years.

Representatives for the Trump Organization did not respond to a request for comment. In the past, company officials have rejected the merits of Vance’s investigation, calling it politically motivated.

Headquartered in Washington, FTI provides a range of financial advisory services to clients worldwide in public and corporate sectors. “We provide the industry's most complete range of forensic, investigative, data analytic and litigation services,” according to a corporate brochure, which also noted FTI’s “extensive experience serving leading corporations, governments and law firms around the globe.”

 

The analysts hired by Vance probably have already reviewed various bank and mortgage records obtained from Trump’s company as part of the ongoing grand jury investigation, and they could be called on to testify about their findings should the district attorney eventually bring criminal charges, said the person familiar with the arrangement.

 
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Vance is engaged in a long-running legal battle to obtain eight years of Trump’s tax records and other financial information from the president's accounting firm, Mazars USA. Those records are considered the final piece of what is already a well-developed investigation, according to the person.

In July, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Trump’s argument that, as president, he is immune from state court proceedings. Since then, he has argued that the subpoena for his financial information is deficient, amounts to political “harassment” and was issued in “bad faith.”

Though lower courts have rejected those arguments as well, the matter is once again before the Supreme Court. Trump has requested a stay, or a suspension of the proceedings, in his fight with Vance. If the president’s request is denied, the district attorney’s office should get immediate access to his tax records.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. speaks to the media last year.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. speaks to the media last year. (Seth Wenig/AP)

Jason Zirkle, with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, said that in addition to FTI's specialized services, Vance, who is a Democrat, may be hoping that the inclusion of an outside firm will offer a veneer of neutrality and help deflect criticism that his probe is politically motivated.

In Trump, “you have a very high-profile person who is polarizing,” Zirkle said, “and then you also have a district attorney who is elected. You can't ignore those facts, and that they're both of different political parties.” Vance can now say, “We've gotten with a global advisory firm . . . that can come in and take an objective look at this, and we’re outsourcing everything to them in the way of the analysis so that it doesn't look like we're just going after Donald Trump,” Zirkle added.

It is possible Vance could find evidence that the Trump Organization as a business entity has broken the law, without attaching personal liability to Trump or other individuals at his company. To bring criminal charges, the district attorney must be able to prove there was an intent to break the law — which probably would require the testimony of an insider witness, experts have said.

It’s unclear whether Vance has secured such testimony, though in recent weeks his team has spoken with employees at Deutsche Bank, a major lender for the Trump Organization, and the insurance brokerage Aon. Those discussion were first reported by the New York Times. Prosecutors have issued new subpoenas and met with witnesses at a steady pace, people familiar with the process have said.

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22 hours ago, Atticus Finch said:

I'm told by Trump supporters that there's nothing more damning than an open criminal probe.

Stop talking about 3 1/2 years of collusion probes like that 🤣

Now if you were talking about trying to get evidence heard by a court then you might be on to something 👍

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46 minutes ago, Newbie said:

Stop talking about 3 1/2 years of collusion probes like that 🤣

Now if you were talking about trying to get evidence heard by a court then you might be on to something 👍

We don't have to talk about probes because the results were 34 convictions and/or guilty pleas.

On the other hand you have a perfect record of criminal probes finding absolutely no wrongdoing.

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10 minutes ago, Atticus Finch said:

We don't have to talk about probes because the results were 34 convictions and/or guilty pleas.

On the other hand you have a perfect record of criminal probes finding absolutely no wrongdoing.

You mean you just don’t want to talk about those probes ....

or do you mean convictions of foreign nationals 🇷🇺 like Biden 🇺🇸 is going to be from Ukraine 🇺🇦?

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4 minutes ago, Newbie said:

You mean you just don’t want to talk about those probes ....

or do you mean convictions of foreign nationals 🇷🇺 like Biden 🇺🇸 is going to be from Ukraine 🇺🇦?

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No, I mean exactly what I said: that the Russia collusion probe got 34 convictions and/or guilty pleas.

I have a strong feeling that your perfect record of finding no wrongdoing with stay intact.

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7 minutes ago, Atticus Finch said:

No, I mean exactly what I said: that the Russia collusion probe got 34 convictions and/or guilty pleas.

I have a strong feeling that your perfect record of finding no wrongdoing with stay intact.

Of foreign nationals 🇷🇺   Applause applause 👏 

You realize of course that  giving credence to that is really not going to help Biden’s convictions coming from Ukraine 🤣

great turn of topic you presented 👍. We could talk about this 💩all day long 🤣

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2 minutes ago, Atticus Finch said:

We know that you could talk about this all day because you don't actually have any substance to present and any Troll can talk for days and days about nothing.

But at least you have emojis.

You speaking for yourself again 🤣

or do you think people believe your projections instead of making up their own mind 🤓

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1 hour ago, Troll said:

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here you go 👀.......hope this helps 👌

 

 

PS: that quote @27:00 is kind of odd 🤔.....no?

 

LOL...today's "conspiracy of the day" Newbie/Troll?...another Ukraine bombshell?!...you need to tell Rudy and Sidney...they love guys like you and could obviously use your help!...before it too late and the make the election "official"!!...🤡

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3 hours ago, DBP66 said:

LOL...today's "conspiracy of the day" Newbie/Troll?...another Ukraine bombshell?!...you need to tell Rudy and Sidney...they love guys like you and could obviously use your help!...before it too late and the make the election "official"!!...🤡

Try and stay on topic will you 🤡

 this is where we left off. Remember 🤓

On 12/31/2020 at 10:56 AM, Newbie said:

maybe the peanut 🥜 posse ^^can break Biden out of that Ukrainian jail??...😉

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21 minutes ago, Troll said:

Wrong guy...

That's newbie 🍿

I got stuff to do so just another normal day for me. 🤷‍♂️

How you doin'

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Pretty good, got my popcorn ready, I love watching procedural/ceremonial tallies being done to confirm the inevitable...let Newbster know that just like Joey - I don’t share food.

Going to go get my marching orders from bit chute now. Those guys are So0pEr smARt.

 

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16 minutes ago, DownSouth said:

Pretty good, got my popcorn ready, I love watching procedural/ceremonial tallies being done to confirm the inevitable...let Newbster know that just like Joey - I don’t share food.

Going to go get my marching orders from bit chute now. Those guys are So0pEr smARt.

 

Always knew you were stupid enough to take marching orders....🤣

And you better get used to sharing your food....

That is if there is any left

...as you go full commie 🙈

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6 minutes ago, Troll said:

 

I am but a clueless troll
That cannot see straight

I speak gibberish in tongues

And think that sounds great

 

My daughter a lizard

My wife a mid earther

My brain is on empty

I’m still an Obama birther

 

I sit In my room

With all the lights out

Just waiting for the day

The Storm wipes their rights out

 

January sixth will be quite a day

As the Bible of bit chute hath said

No way bit chute will disappoint

My face would turn oh so red

 

The 5g is getting closer

To reading my mind

So I’ll end my troll poem

So as to remind

 

Oh Donald my lord

I love you are so crass

How far north shall I go

Up that big orange ass?

Thanks for the peak behind the curtain.

It definitely helps.

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