Judge Arthur Engoron in his bombshell decision also canceled the New York business certificates of Trump, the Trump Organization, and the other defendants, including two of his sons, in a lawsuit by the state Attorney General's Office.
The defendants in the case include Trump, his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg, company executive Jeff McConney, and Trump Organization entities.
Engoron also ordered sanctions of $7,500 for five attorneys who represented the Trump defendants for making frivolous and previously rejected arguments in court filings.
In the fourth criminal case, Trump is charged with falsifying business records related to a 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Even after Engoron appointed an independent financial monitor for the Trump Organization last year, "defendants have continued to disseminate false and misleading information while conducting business," the judge wrote.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Arthur Engoron, Letitia James, Chris Kise, Trump, Kise, Engoron, James, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Allen Weisselberg, Jeff McConney, Stormy Daniels, Engoron's, Trump's, Alina Habba, Habba
Organizations:
Team Trump Iowa, Jackson, Fairgrounds, New, Trump, Trump Organization, General's, NYU Stern School of Business, Engoron, Federal
Locations:
Maquoketa , Iowa, New York, United States, Lago, Florida, Palm Beach Florida, Palm Beach, New York City, Springs, Westchester County , New York, Aberdeen, Scotland, American, New York State