纽约总检察长办公室已将其调查扩展到前唐纳德·特朗普总统的该公司办公室的一名发言人告诉美国广播公司新闻,该公司的名称涵盖了潜在的犯罪。
办公室一直在调查可能的民事侵权行为该公司在寻求贷款和税收优惠时对所持股份进行估值。
这位发言人说,现在调查已经进入“犯罪能力”。
“我们已经通知特朗普组织,我们对该组织的调查不再纯粹是民事性质的。我们现在正与曼哈顿检察官一起积极调查特朗普犯罪组织,”纽约州总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯的发言人杨奇煜·利维说。
一位知情人士告诉美国广播公司新闻,纽约司法部长在最近几个月通知了特朗普组织这一变化。
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在这张2021年1月12日的档案照片中,唐纳德·特朗普总统走向南方的海军一号
目前还不清楚这份通知有什么实际效果,因为曼哈顿地区检察官办公室将提出任何潜在的刑事指控。
曼哈顿地区检察官办公室的代表拒绝就此事发表评论。
消息人士告诉美国广播公司新闻(ABC News),在另一项调查中,曼哈顿地区检察官办公室一直在向大陪审团提交证据,并在考虑是否提起刑事指控时仔细研究特朗普的个人和商业纳税申报单。
特朗普组织的官员拒绝对此事发表评论。
New York attorney general's probe of Trump Organization is now also a criminal investigation
The New York Attorney General's office has evolved its investigation into formerPresident Donald Trump'seponymous company to encompass potential crimes, a spokesperson for the AG's office told ABC News.
The office has been investigatingpossible civil violationsby the Trump Organization over the way the company valued holdings as it sought loans and tax benefits.
Now the investigation has entered a "criminal capacity," the spokesperson said.
"We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the organization is no longer purely civil in nature. We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA," said Fabien Levy, a spokesman for New York Attorney General Letitia James.
The New York attorney general notified the Trump Organization of the change in recent months, a source familiar with the matter told ABC News.
It's not immediately clear what practical effect the notification has, because any potential criminal charges would be brought by the Manhattan district attorney's office.
Representatives with the Manhattan DA's office declined to comment on the development.
In a separate investigation, the Manhattan district attorney's office has been presenting evidence to a grand jury and poring over Trump's personal and business tax returns as it considers whether to file criminal charges, sources tell ABC News.
Officials with The Trump Organization declined to comment on the matter.