Judge Compares Trump’s Alleged Fraud to Madoff Ponzi Scheme in New York Trial: A Closer Look
New York, NY – During the closing arguments of Donald Trump’s fraud trial, the judge posed a question that drew a comparison between the alleged fraud and Bernie Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. The attorney from the New York attorney general’s office responded by stating that while the fraud in question was smaller in scale, both cases demonstrated a sense of entitlement. The judge presiding over the three-month nonjury trial, New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, interrupted the closing arguments to inquire about the similarities between the two fraudsters. He remarked that although he typically enforces … Read more