Michael Cohen's business partner may flip under plea deal
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The business partner of President Trump’s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has entered into a plea agreement with the state attorney general that could lead to him cooperating in a federal probe of Cohen.
Former New York City “Taxi King” Evgeny Freidman’s cooperation with authorities could put more pressure on Cohen — whose businesses are being probed by the US attorney’s office in Manhattan — to pursue a plea agreement himself on possible federal charges.
Freidman pleaded guilty in Albany Tuesday to a single count of evading $50,000 worth of taxes — despite facing four counts of criminal tax fraud and one of grand larceny.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}According to the terms of his agreement, Freidman faces five years of probation instead of 100 years in prison.
He has agreed to pay restitution and judgments totaling $5 million to the state, the attorney general’s office said.