Bragg, Alvin
Trump Is Guilty of ‘Numerous’ Felonies, Prosecutor Who Resigned Says
One of the senior Manhattan prosecutors who investigated Donald J. Trump believed that the former president was “guilty of numerous felony violations” and that it was “a grave failure of justice” not to hold him accountable, according to a copy of his resignation letter. The prosecutor, Mark F. Pomerantz, submitted his resignation last month after […]
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Mark Pomerantz’s Resignation Letter: The Full Text
This work was underway when you took office as District Attorney. You have devoted significant time and energy to understanding the evidence we have accumulated with respect to the Trump financial statements, as well as the applicable law. You have reached the decision not to go forward with the grand jury presentation and not to […]
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How the Manhattan DA’s Investigation Into Donald Trump Unraveled
On a late January afternoon, two senior prosecutors stood before the new Manhattan district attorney, hoping to persuade him to criminally charge the former president of the United States. The prosecutors, Mark F. Pomerantz and Carey R. Dunne, detailed their strategy for proving that Donald J. Trump knew his annual financial statements were works of […]
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Prosecutors Leading Trump Fraud Investigation in NY Resign
But given what it called “the totality of circumstances” — including its internal investigation and Ms. James’s court papers — Mazars instructed the company to notify anyone who had received the statements that they “should not be relied upon.” Understand the New York A.G.’s Trump Inquiry Card 1 of 6 An empire under scrutiny. The […]
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They Wanted to Roll Back Tough-on-Crime Policies. Then Violent Crime Surged.
That’s left no clear evidence linking progressive policies to these trends, but critics have been quick to make the connection, suggesting that prosecutors have let offenders walk and created an expectation that low-level offenses won’t be charged. Those arguments have landed on voters and city leaders already grappling with a scourge of pandemic-related ills — […]
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N.Y. Attorney General Outlines Pattern of Possible Fraud at Trump Business
Lawyers for Mr. Trump and his company did not respond to requests for comment. Because Ms. James’s investigation is civil, she can sue Mr. Trump and his company but cannot file criminal charges. Her inquiry is running parallel to a criminal investigation led by the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, which is examining some of […]
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Trump Fraud Inquiry Won’t Be Resolved When Vance’s Term Ends Next Week
The Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., has run out of time. Even as prosecutors in his office have ramped up their long-running investigation into former President Donald J. Trump in recent weeks, Mr. Vance is set to leave office soon without seeking criminal charges against Mr. Trump. Mr. Vance, a three-term Democrat who […]
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