Legal Experts Unpack NY’s “Intent To Defraud” Requirement And Explain How It Applies To Trump Case

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y “The Manhattan DA’s case rests on firm legal footing.” An important question being raised regarding the indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney is whether maintaining false business records to conceal hush money payments in a political campaign meets the “intent to defraud” element of New York’s Falsifying Business Records statute. […]

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Just Security: Survey Of Past Criminal Prosecutions For Covert Payments To Benefit A Political Campaign

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The indictment of former President Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney for conduct involving the alleged concealment of hush money payments to benefit a presidential campaign raises the question whether his case is being treated like other cases. New research by Just Security finds that third-party payments covertly made to benefit a candidate are routinely and successfully […]

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