The judge ordered #Trump & his co-defendants to pay the state nearly $364M in "#illGottenGains" & interest — from before & after the ruling — that has accrued to >$120M. Since the case is a #civil matter, Trump does not face the prospect of prison time.

Trump was not present for Thursday's arguments. His attorney & a lawyer for #NYAG #LetitiaJames, whose office brought the case, argued before the justices in a Manhattan courtroom.

#law #conspiracy #fraud #TrumpOrganization

An attorney for #NY countered that the figure accurately represents the size of #Trump's #illGottenGains from #fraud.

In Feb, #NewYork Judge Arthur #Engoron found that Trump, his company & top execs — including sons Eric & Donald Trump Jr. — deceived banking partners by falsely #inflating Trump's #wealth on financial statements. That deception allowed Trump & his company to receive deal terms, loans & taxes that he wouldn't otherwise, leading to massive windfalls.

#civil #law #conspiracy

Lawyers for #Trump & #TrumpOrganization told an appeals panel Thurs that it should throw out a judge's ruling that Trump must pay hundreds of millions in profit obtained through #fraud, plus interest.

≥2 of the justices from the 5-justice panel from the Appellate Division, First Judicial Dept of the NY State Supreme Court seemed skeptical about the enormity of the judgment, which has ballooned to $489M.

#civil #law #conspiracy #fraud #illGottenGains
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-fraud-appeals-court-489-million/

Trump lawyers to ask appeals court to toss $489 million civil fraud ruling

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump and his company will argue that an appeals panel should throw out the February ruling in his civil fraud case.

CBS News
@Independent more painful for him than when he sold his soul.
#IllGottenGains
#Engoron must now rule on whether the defendants committed specific #illegal acts tied to additional claims in #NYAG James’s lawsuit. As part of that ruling, he’s expected to decide whether #Trump should pay a hefty fine to cover the allegedly #illGottenGains at issue in the case.