• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Well, it’s not quite a porn star pay off.

    That’s what started it, and allowed what’s-their-name to bring it as a felony instead of a misdemeanor.

    the business fraud is usually a misdemeanor, but because he committed the banking fraud to cover up another crime (the campaign finance laws,) that elevates it to a felony.