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A New York jury on December 6, 2022, convicted two Trump Organization entities — Trump Corporation and Trump Payroll Corporation — on all 17 counts in the company’s tax case. The verdict came after prosecutors said the firms helped run a long-term compensation scheme that avoided payroll taxes by treating perks and other benefits as if they were not taxable income. ([cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/06/trump-organization-convicted-in-new-york-criminal-tax-fraud-case.html?utm_source=openai))

Donald Trump was not personally on trial in the case. The charges were brought against the corporate entities, while the evidence focused on how company compensation and bookkeeping were handled over several years. Prosecutors said the arrangement benefited executives, including longtime chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, and relied on false records to keep the scheme hidden. ([cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/06/trump-organization-convicted-in-new-york-criminal-tax-fraud-case.html?utm_source=openai))

The verdict followed a trial in Manhattan Supreme Court and left the two companies facing sentencing later on. New York Attorney General Letitia James said after the verdict that the jury had held the companies accountable for conduct her office described as greed and cheating. The Trump Organization said it would appeal. ([cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/06/trump-organization-convicted-in-new-york-criminal-tax-fraud-case.html?utm_source=openai))

The case added another legal and political problem for Trump’s business empire, but the core legal point was narrower than some of the surrounding commentary suggested: the conviction belonged to the companies, not to Trump himself. ([cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/06/trump-organization-convicted-in-new-york-criminal-tax-fraud-case.html?utm_source=openai))