A judge declared this Tuesday to former US president Donald Trump responsible for a position of fraud in the civil process promoted by the New York State Attorney’s Officewhich accused him of inflating his company’s assets for years to obtain better loan conditions and other economic benefits.

In a decision issued on Tuesday afternoon, Judge Arthur Engoron agreed with the Prosecutor’s Office, which last week requested a partial summary judgment on the main charge in the case, that of fraud against Trump, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric , the Trump Organization and various partners, leaving six other crimes to be resolved in the trial scheduled for October 2.

In the document, Engoron considers that the Prosecutor’s Office, led by prosecutor Letitia James, has “demonstrated (that there is) responsibility” on the part of the accused, who also include Allen Weisselberg and Jeffrey McConney, two former executives of the Trump Organization. , and ordered that “cancel” licenses everyone’s business in New York.

Dissolution in 10 days

In the next ten days, the defendants must recommend atthree people at most to manage the dissolution of the related companies those canceled licenses, according to the opinion, reviewed by EFE. Engoron points out that Trump made statements that multiplied by three the actual size of his apartment in Trump Tower and believes that a “discrepancy of such magnitude, by a real estate developer exaggerating his own living space for decades, can only be considered fraud.” .

Last week, in a hearing, the judge already seemed to lean towards the arguments of prosecutors, who recalled that in a single year Trump exaggerated his assets at 2.2 billion dollars, and angrily declared that “you cannot make false statements (of financial condition) and use them in business.”

A first judicial failure Restricting the Trumps’ ability to do business in the state was one of the goals of the complaint filed by Prosecutor James at the end of 2022, in which the authority demands a fine of 250 million dollars (228 million of euros), an issue that is expected to It will be addressed in the trial next Monday. Judge Engoron also rejected a parallel motion by Trump’s defense, which requested that all charges be dismissed, and ordered sanctions of $7,500 for five of the former president’s lawyers.

Double blow

The decision represents a double judicial blow for Trump, whoDespite being the clear favorite of the Republican Party for the upcoming White House elections, he faces a long list of causes in the coming months, which could complicate his campaign.

Aside from this case, which goes to trial in less than a week, Trump faces four different criminal cases next year that cover a total of 91 crimes. The majority of these crimes are related to the alleged handling of classified materials in his home in Florida (40 accusations) and to the allegedly illegal payments to a porn actress during his presidential campaign, in New York (34 accusations).

He also faces 13 charges related to the state organized crime law in Georgia for trying to reverse the election results and 4 other accusations in Washington DC linked to the same issue, for their false allegations that there was electoral fraud and multiple stratagems.