New York state prepares to initiate criminal probe targeting Cohen’s taxes: Report
by Diana Stancy Correll
| August 24, 2018 04:53 PM
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The New York state attorney general’s office is prepared to initiate a criminal probe targeting President Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen’s possible state tax law violations, according to a new report.
The state’s Department of Taxation and Finance granted a criminal referral to the office of New York state Attorney General Barbara Underwood after Underwood’s office requested one, a personal familiar with the matter told CNN. It’s standard for referral requests to be approved.
The report comes after Cohen pleaded guilty to charges including tax evasion, willful cause of unlawful corporate contribution, and excessive campaign contribution.
Criminal information filed against Cohen reveals that he did not report more than $4 million in income, meaning he sidestepped $1.4 million in taxes to the IRS. It remains uncertain if he also inaccurately reported his income on New York state tax returns.
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