Started By
Message
locked post

FBI search warrant on Cohen covered taxi medallion ownership

Posted on 4/10/18 at 11:55 am
Posted by Jbird
In Bidenville with EthanL
Member since Oct 2012
73453 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 11:55 am
The FBI sought documents pertaining to Michael Cohen's ownership of taxi medallions when it raided his home and offices on Monday, according to CNN.

The request for information on the medallions came in a search warrant authorized by a U.S. District Attorney in New York.

LINK
Posted by 9th life
birmingham
Member since Sep 2009
7310 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 11:56 am to
interesting. i wonder what the angle is there?
Posted by jamboybarry
Member since Feb 2011
32656 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 11:56 am to
Parallel construction like a motherfricker here
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
69314 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 11:57 am to
You gotta be kidding me
Posted by PsychTiger
Member since Jul 2004
99134 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 11:57 am to
quote:

i wonder what the angle is there?


We'll use any and every excuse to try to get dirt on Trump.
Posted by themunch
Earth. maybe
Member since Jan 2007
64680 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 11:58 am to
What in the hail is going on with these blokes?

What does this have to do with the price of steel in china?
Posted by More&Les
Member since Nov 2012
14684 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 12:01 pm to
quote:


What does this have to do with the price of steel in china?


Everything, actually
Posted by jlnoles79
Member since Jan 2014
12855 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 12:02 pm to
frick this shite show of an investigation.
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
33911 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 12:02 pm to
quote:

What does this have to do with the price of steel in china?


It's what they use to make the medallions?
Posted by SundayFunday
Member since Sep 2011
9302 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 12:04 pm to
I knew it. He's working with the Decepticons to infiltrate in our Taxi systems.


The devious bastard
Posted by KiwiHead
Auckland, NZ
Member since Jul 2014
27583 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 12:05 pm to
Maybe some Russian immigrant got a taxi medallion.
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
Undisclosed Secure Location
Member since Feb 2008
18677 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 12:07 pm to
quote:

interesting. i wonder what the angle is there?



Fishing expedition. Go after something legit but hope to find something else.
Posted by 9th life
birmingham
Member since Sep 2009
7310 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 12:07 pm to
quote:

We'll use any and every excuse to try to get dirt on Trump


Yes. Obviously. I think it is safe to say that any pressure put on Cohen is an attempt to put pressure on Trump.

But why the medallions specifically? used for washing money?
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
33911 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 12:10 pm to
Last week

ETA:
quote:

According to Geoffrey S. Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Andreea Dumitru Parcalaboiu, 42, was charged on March 28 with asylum fraud and making false statements.

Between 2012 and 2017, she submitted more than 180 fraudulent I-589 Forms where she knowingly made false statements about the applicants’ criminal histories, personal narratives of alleged persecution, and/or locations. Dumitri is the owner of Andreea Dumitru & Associates, PC, which she operates out of 48-23 Skillman Ave.

“Dumitru is alleged to have used her trusted position to defraud the government, submitting fraudulent documents to claim asylum,” said Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent-in-Charge Angel M. Melendez. “Her alleged actions took up time and resources while those with valid asylum claims waited in line. Now, Dumitru will enter a courtroom as a defendant to face the consequences for her alleged actions.”

The immigration lawyer also forged the signatures of some of her clients and signed forms to confirm that they had signed the forms in her presence.

Dumitru is charged with one count of asylum fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, and one count of making false statements, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

Dumitru, along with her business partner Evgeny Friedman, also operate Taxiclub Management Inc., a company with a fleet of more than 800 medallion taxi cabs with locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Woodside and Long Island City.


This post was edited on 4/10/18 at 12:17 pm
Posted by Lsuhoohoo
Member since Sep 2007
94565 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 12:10 pm to
it's obvious Mueller went fishing for the privileged comms between Trump and Cohen. That's what all this was about. If they find something, they'll cobble together some bullshite reason for possessing them in the first place and get it rubber stamped by a judge.
Posted by buckeye_vol
Member since Jul 2014
35239 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 12:10 pm to
quote:

But why the medallions specifically?
Aren't they like a million per medallion or something ridiculous. I wouldn't be surprised if a whole bunch of shady and corrupt stuff happens with them, probably with the local government as well.
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
27625 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 12:11 pm to
quote:

But why the medallions specifically? used for washing money?


Who knows. It was a ticket into his office to get their hands on every filing cabinet and box of documents they could.

Now, they are going to have to go through all of those documents to find the evidence of taxi medallion fraud. Who knows what they will be able to find on Trump and forward over to Mueller.
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
78121 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 12:14 pm to
quote:

documents pertaining to Michael Cohen's ownership of taxi medallions


Posted by TigerFanInSouthland
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
28065 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 12:14 pm to
What are taxi medallions?
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
134865 posts
Posted on 4/10/18 at 12:14 pm to
The tax medallion program is nothing but a massive mob deal cooked up by the NYC government to get political bribes.
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 4Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitterInstagram