Michael Cohen surrenders, to plead guilty to criminal charges
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, has surrendered to the FBI ahead of a 4 p.m. court proceeding, where the government is expected to disclose a plea deal, according to a law enforcement source.
As part of the plea deal under discussion earlier Tuesday, Cohen was not expected to cooperate with the government, one source told CNN. However, by pleading guilty both Cohen and prosecutors would avoid the spectacle and uncertainty of a trial.
The Cohen investigation was referred to the Southern District of New York by special counsel Robert Mueller. If the plea deal does not include cooperation by Cohen, then it is unclear if he would follow through on his previous assertion to friends, according to sources, that he is willing to talk to Mueller
According to the Times, investigators are trying to determine whether Cohen misrepresented the value of his assets to obtain the loans from two financial institutions that have catered to the taxi industry. They are also scrutinizing whether he failed to properly report his income from taxi medallions to the Internal Revenue Service, the Times reported.
So Cohen is being charged with loan fraud and failing to report income. Sound familiar? Apparently loan fraud, tax evasion are no longer handled by the IRS or the SEC... but rather they are now handled by Special Counsel and those other offices that they hand these investigations off to.
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According to the Times, investigators are trying to determine whether Cohen misrepresented the value of his assets to obtain the loans from two financial institutions that have catered to the taxi industry.
so... cohen used the same tactic used by hundreds of thousands of americans in order to obtain a mortgage. and then the housing bubble burst.
Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former fixer, agreed on Tuesday to plead guilty to campaign finance charges, making the extraordinary admission that he paid a pornographic film actress to secure her silence about an affair she said she had with Mr. Trump.
Mr. Cohen is also expected to plead guilty to multiple counts of bank and tax fraud. For months, prosecutors in New York have been investigating him in connection with those crimes and focusing on his role in helping to arrange financial deals with women connected to Mr. Trump.
Mr. Cohen surrendered to the F.B.I. at the bureau’s Lower Manhattan offices at about 2 p.m. on Tuesday. He was expected to appear in United States District Court in Manhattan before Judge William H. Pauley III later in the afternoon.
His lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The plea agreement does not call for Mr. Cohen to cooperate with federal prosecutors in Manhattan, but it does not preclude him from providing information to the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, who is examining the Trump campaign’s possible involvement in Russia’s interference in the 2016 campaign.
If Mr. Cohen were to substantially assist the special counsel’s investigation, Mr. Mueller could recommend a reduction in his sentence.
The guilty plea could represent a pivotal moment in the investigation into the president: a once-loyal aide acknowledging that he made payments to at least one woman who said she had an affair with Mr. Trump, in violation of federal campaign finance law.
Mr. Cohen had been the president’s longtime fixer, handling his most sensitive business and personal matters. He once said he would take a bullet for Mr. Trump.
The investigation of Mr. Cohen has focused in part on his role helping to arrange financial deals to secure the silence of women who said they had affairs with Mr. Trump, including Stephanie Clifford, an adult film actress better known as Stormy Daniels.
It's not a candidate for a pardon.
The guilty plea could represent a pivotal moment in the investigation into the president: a once-loyal aide acknowledging that he made payments to at least one woman who said she had an affair with Mr. Trump, in violation of federal campaign finance law.
Mr. Cohen had been the president’s longtime fixer, handling his most sensitive business and personal matters. He once said he would take a bullet for Mr. Trump.
The investigation of Mr. Cohen has focused in part on his role helping to arrange financial deals to secure the silence of women who said they had affairs with Mr. Trump, including Stephanie Clifford, an adult film actress better known as Stormy Daniels.
there it is folks - the oh so predictable alky-lanche of copy/pastes.
and he doesn't even post the link he stole it from.
12:56 pm EDT
Michael Cohen Close to Plea Deal
“Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney, is discussing a possible guilty plea with federal prosecutors in Manhattan in connection with tax fraud and banking-related matters,” multiple sources familiar with the matter tell NBC News.
“Those sources stress no deal has been reached but do say the potential deal could be reached as early as today.”
“The plea could have significant implications for Trump, who has blasted Cohen ever since his former fixer and his attorney, old Clinton hand Lanny Davis, began signaling this summer that Cohen might cooperate with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.”
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1:50 pm EDT
Cohen Reaches a Plea Deal
ABC News has learned that Michael Cohen has entered into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York.
“Given Cohen’s proximity to Trump during the past decade, including throughout his meteoric rise from mogul and reality television star to the White House, observers consider him one of most potent legal thorns to confront Trump’s presidency since he took office.”
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CNN: “As part of the plea deal under discussion, Cohen is not expected to cooperate with the government, one source said. However, by pleading guilty both Cohen and prosecutors would avoid the spectacle and uncertainty of a trial.”
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New York Times: “Even though Mr. Cohen has decided not to cooperate with prosecutors, his decision to plead guilty is a political blow to Mr. Trump.”
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Washington Post: “Cohen has surrendered to the FBI in New York as he prepares to plead guilty Tuesday afternoon in an investigation into his activities and business dealings.”
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There will be a court proceeding in regards to Cohen today at 4 p.m. ET.
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3:19 pm EDT
Cohen Facing 4 Years in Prison
Michael Cohen could be facing more than four years behind bars as a part of his plea deal with government prosecutors, CNN reports.
“One source told us that among the sticking points in the talks, Cohen was pressing for three years in jail while the prosecutors were seeking up to 50 months.”
He is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts of campaign finance violations, tax fraud and bank fraud as part of the deal.
this totally proves that putin installed trump in the white house, right alky?
april ryan wins "dumbest fuck of the white house press pool" award.
https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2018/08/21/lolwut-april-ryans-got-a-theory-about-omarosas-n-word-story-and-wow-just-wow/
They are holding back a pardon to see if he is going to fully cooperate.
A plea bargain could increase legal risks for the president, as it raises the possibility that Cohen will provide information to U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible coordination with the Trump campaign.
Trump has repeatedly denied any collusion and has called the Mueller investigation a witch hunt.
Russia has denied meddling in the election.
U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded Moscow interfered.
Cohen was part of Trump's inner circle for more than a decade, working as his personal attorney at the Trump Organization and continuing to advise the president after the election. But their relationship has frayed in recent months.
Chicago-area manufacturer is laying off 153 workers and moving to Mexico partly because of Trump's tariffs
Scott provided a substantial copy and paste. Fraud and tax evasion are only part of the indictment. Because it's a very complicated situation because he was the fixer of Trump for decades.
Trump is afraid of the following act. Cohen has recorded multiple interviews with Trump. If he produces more damaging information on Trump he may get the same six month prison sentence.
Russia has denied meddling in the election.
U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded Moscow .
Chsrges one through five convicted.
Blogger Roger Amick said...
Russia has denied meddling in the election.
U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded Moscow .
August 21, 2018 at 3:36 PM
Blogger Roger Amick said...
Chsrges one through five convicted.
WUT???
google can't translate alky.
Anonymous The Witch said...
A plea bargain could increase legal risks for the president, as it raises the possibility that Cohen will provide information to U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible coordination with the Trump campaign.
dumb fuck,
As part of the plea deal under discussion earlier Tuesday, Cohen was not expected to cooperate with the government, one source told CNN.
A federal jury in Virginia convicted Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, on eight counts involving bank and tax fraud on Tuesday, but no verdicts could be reached on the 10 other charges he faced.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/manafort-convicted-8-counts-n901231
huh.
no mention in the convictions of russia.
none at all.
weird, eh alky?
i mean, i thought you really had trump this time.
Blogger Roger Amick said...
Eight chargers
only 8 chargers?
you need 11 to field a team, genius.
8 charges
what a day.
cohen guilty, but no cooperation.
manafort guilty, but no russia.
we sure are getting our money's worth out of mueller's fishing trip.
al sharpton is a known tax scofflaw. can we have mueller go after him next?
Cohen said that he got a payment from Trump of $130,000
Reimbursement is probably illegal.
wow, this is really cool, eh alky?
i can see the noose tightening, the walls closing in, the articles of impeachment being drawn up, and the impeachment hearings being scheduled.
didja hear that alky? i swear i just heard trump say "i am not a crook."
or maybe it was just a twat. twit. tweet. whatever.
Blogger Roger Amick said...
Reimbursement is probably illegal.
are you fucking kidding me???
i just deposited an expense reimbursement check from my employer an hour ago.
now you tell me.
thanks for nothing.
Blogger Roger Amick said...
Cohen said that he got a payment from Trump of $130,000
yeah, that was reported back in early may and hasn't been spoken of since.
hey, i know...
maybe trump paid him back in rubles.
i know it's a long shot alky but it's possible.
Alky, more shoes dropping.
Ok
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