Donald Trump is convicted of fraud

Former US President Donald Trump is guilty of fraud after years of exaggerating the value of his assets, defrauding banks and investors.

That’s what a judge has concluded in a civil case in the state of New York.

According to Reuters, Trump was accused of inflating his assets by more than $3 billion in his reports to banks and insurance companies in order to get better loans and cheaper insurance.

Assets whose value has been exaggerated include his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida, golf courses, a New York apartment and office properties.

Donald Trump has not commented on the verdict.

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