Former Trump Attorney Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty To Campaign Finance Violations, Bank & Tax Fraud

New York, NY…Cohen surrendered to the FBI and pleaded guilty to multiple counts of campaign finance violations, tax fraud, and bank fraud as part of the deal, which includes jail time. Bank fraud charges related to his taxi business. Campaign finance charges stemmed from hush money paid during the campaign to the porn actress Stormy Daniels and the Playboy model Karen McDougal, who have said they had affairs with Donald Trump. In his statement Cohen said that the instructions to violate campaign finance law came from a “candidate for federal office”