Trump Organization fined $1.6m over tax fraud scheme – live

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Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg has cheered the sentence against the Trump Organization, noting it was the first time Donald Trump’s business had been convicted on criminal charges.

“Today, former President Trump’s companies were sentenced to the maximum fines allowed by law following historic convictions for a total of 17 felony crimes,” Bragg said in a statement.

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