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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
Tax evasion is what they "get" you on in the states when they can't find anything else.  |
Not even close. The most often (trap) of a scenario is that have done very little wrong but they get you anyway because you lied about it. It is the known DC "not the crime, but the cover up" adage. It happens time and time again. For example, they will nail you on OoJ or Perjury charges, over and over again. The original issue was either a non issue or inconsequential ; your lie to hide it or cover it up is what will land you into trouble.
The tax aspect is just to nab serial liars like Cohen who screw every single thing up - bombastic assholes with not a cent to their name. All making it up as they go along on a ponzi pyramid scheme. Falsifying applications / loans / returns / income etc etc etc. Not only is Cohen one grandiose liar, but he is financially worthless and nothing but a lackey for Trump.
When Trump was done with him he turfed him and Cohen turned into a source / snitch for counsel.
Just like Comical Ali (after the fall of Baghdad) US authorities wanted none of it ; Mueller did not advocate that he get a lesser sentence nor was any of his information even worth anything. He passed it on to the SDNY's office so even as a petty criminal Cohen is a nobody. What a pathetic waste of space.