The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has added a prominent federal prosecutor with a background in white-collar crime cases to his investigation into senior business relationships President Trump
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The New York Times reported that the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has added former prosecutor Mark Pomerantz to his team investigating possible tax and banking fraud by the Trump Organization.
The Hill has contacted the district attorney’s office to comment.
According to the biography of Pomerantz on the website of the legal practice of Paul, Weiss, of which the lawyer is currently on leave, Pomerantz “has advised CEOs in lawsuits filed by the Justice Department and the SEC. ”
The attorney also “has handled important matters and internal investigations related to all aspects of alleged corporate misconduct, including securities and bank fraud, mail and wiring fraud, RICO and FCPA violations, tax offenses and bribery.”
Pomerantz’s addition is the latest development in Vance’s ongoing investigation into Trump and his affiliate businesses, an investigation that Trump and his allies have claimed is a “witch hunt” politically motivated by Vance, a Democrat. .
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that it had the district attorney’s office expanded his research to include Trump’s properties in Manhattan, including his signature Trump Tower and Trump International Hotel and Tower, as well as Trump Plaza.
The newspaper reported at the time that Vance’s office was studying specifically loans Trump hired for buildings made by real estate investment subsidiaries that trust Ladder Capital.
Ladder Capital has lent Trump more than $ 280 million for Manhattan buildings since 2012, the newspaper reported citing property records.
Reports emerged last month that the Vance probe had been expanded to include the former president’s Seven Springs estate in Westchester County.
Vance and Trump continue in a protracted legal battle over Trump tax returns and other financial information.
The Supreme Court ordered Trump in July to hand over the tax records, but the former president has since appealed the ruling. The high court has not yet decided whether it will hear the case.