Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney to President Donald Trump, was involved in a federal criminal case at the ILND Federal District in Illinois in 2018. The case, also known as the Cohen case, was filed on April 3, 2019. The charges against Cohen included eight counts of campaign finance violations, five counts of tax evasion, one count of false statements to a financial institution, and one count of bank fraud. The case was closely watched due to Cohen’s close ties to President Trump and the potential implications for the Trump administration.
Cohen pleaded guilty to the charges on August 21, 2018, and was subsequently sentenced to three years in prison, with two years of supervised release. He began serving his sentence on May 6, 2019. The guilty plea and subsequent sentencing marked a significant turning point in the case, and provided insight into the internal workings of the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election.
As part of his plea agreement, Cohen acknowledged that he had made illegal contributions to Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign by reimbursing hush money to women who claimed to have had affairs with Trump. The hush money payments were made in the form of checks and wire transfers from a company called Essential Consultants LLC. Cohen also admitted to inflating his income on tax returns and evading taxes by hiding income in offshore accounts.
The Cohen case was seen as a major blow to President Trump’s administration, and highlighted concerns about campaign finance laws and the use of shell companies to hide illicit payments. The case also sparked intense media scrutiny and public debate about the Trump administration’s ethics and the role of attorneys in campaign finance.
Key Facts
- Case: Cohen
- Court: ILND Federal District
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: Federal Court Records
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