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How do you get a false business filing to be a felony and not a misdemeanor? If it is intended to further or cover up another crime.
Issues:
- need the other crime be a felony? NO
- need the state charge and prove the other crime? NO
1/many
Issues:
- need the other crime be a felony? NO
- need the state charge and prove the other crime? NO
1/many
- need the state only prove the defendant intended the other crime? YES
- need the other crime be a NY state crime? UNCLEAR- to be litigated
- Are there many possible other crimes that seem to fit? YES
-Other crime possibility #1:
2/many
- need the other crime be a NY state crime? UNCLEAR- to be litigated
- Are there many possible other crimes that seem to fit? YES
-Other crime possibility #1:
2/many
- the second false filing (claiming falsely legal expense) furthered the scheme and covered up the first false filing, and so on, till you get to 34
- state tax offense: Cohen tax filing which would be falsely stating income; falsity can be over or understating income
3/many
- state tax offense: Cohen tax filing which would be falsely stating income; falsity can be over or understating income
3/many
- state tax offense: Trump Org tax filing would falsely deduct legal expense as natural consequence of scheme; if it ultimately did NOT so deduct, that is strong proof that the "legal expense" label was false. And someone had to have known that to not claim that deduction.
4/many
4/many
- AMI false business filing
- And finally, the two much ink has been spilled over: state and federal election and campaign violations, which have various much-discussed legal challenges.
The end.
- And finally, the two much ink has been spilled over: state and federal election and campaign violations, which have various much-discussed legal challenges.
The end.
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