Michael Cohen (lawyer)

Michael Cohen (lawyer)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cohen_(lawyer)

Michael Dean Cohen (born August 25, 1966) is an American attorney who worked as a lawyer for Donald Trump until his termination of employment in May 2018.

Cohen served as a vice-president of the Trump Organization and special counsel to Donald Trump, and previously served as co-president of Trump Entertainment and was a board member of the Eric Trump Foundation, a children's health charity. He joined the Trump Organization after having been a partner at Phillips Nizer. His present status in those organizations is unclear.

As of April 2018, he has been under investigation by federal prosecutors on multiple matters, including bank fraud, wire fraud and campaign finance violations, arising in part from payments made by him in the Stormy Daniels–Donald Trump scandal.

Cohen is licensed to practice law in the state of New York.

On August 21, 2018, Cohen surrendered to the FBI and is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts of campaign finance violations, tax fraud and bank fraud as part of the deal, which includes jail time

Cohen married Ukraine-born Laura Shusterman in 1994. Laura Shusterman's father, Fima Shusterman, left Ukraine for New York in 1975. He has a daughter who was attending the University of Pennsylvania as of May 2017 His uncle, Dr. Morton W. Levine, is a family practitioner that gave medical aid to members of the Lucchese crime family.

Before joining the Trump Organization, Cohen had purchased several homes in Trump's buildings. A 2017 New York Times article reported that Cohen is known for having "a penchant for luxury"; he was married at The Pierre, drove a Porsche while attending college, and once owned a Bentley

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen in court 'strikes plea deal'

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45265546

Michael Cohen, Trump's former lawyer, reaches plea deal with prosecutors