Biography
Michael Dean Cohen is an American lawyer who worked for Donald Trump from 2006 to 2018 and part-time was a close proxied by the president. In 2008, Michael became the main operating officer "Affliction Entertainment" - companies on the promotion of MMA, in which Trump has invested a major financial package. In the biography of men there are several criminal charges and political scandals.Childhood and youth
Michael Cohen was born on August 25, 1966 on the island of Long Island, New York, in the Jewish family of Sondra and Maurice Cohen. His father, who survived the Holocaust, worked as a surgeon, and his mother was a nurse. Michael grew up in Lawrence, finished the Academy of Lawrence Woodmer - an independent school located in Woodmera.
After graduating from High School, Cohen entered the American University, where in 1988 he received a degree of bachelor of arts. After that, he continued his studies at the Legal School of Thomas M. Kuli, where in 1991 he received a doctoral degree in legal sciences.
Career
Michael Cohen began his legal career in 1992, practicing the law on bodily injuries. Before joining the organization Donald Trump in 2006, Cohen united with a law firm.
In the end, he became a close proxied by the president, because he helped him get control over the advice of the condominium in the "Trump World Tower". In 2008, the lawyer became the main operating officer of the company "Affliction Entertainment". Over the next few years, he continued to demonstrate his support for the tramp.
In January 2017, a report of private exploration "Dossier Trump-Russia" was published. The report argues that the lawyer Donald Trump interacted with several Russian officials in the Czech Republic. It was also mentioned that Cohen promised to Russian officials a fair amount of money, if they manage to hack "Democratic National Committee" (DNC). However, Cohen denied the presence of such conversations, which led to the investigation.
In 2016, the star films for adults Storm Daniels said that 10 years ago she was involved in sexual relationship with Trump. In October of the same year, Cohen concluded an agreement on non-disclosure with a woman's lawyer by KIT M. Davidson. According to the agreement, Stormi Daniels had to pay $ 130 thousand so that it did not speak about his relationship with Trump.
In February 2018, Cohen said that the promised money was paid from his own pocket. He also initiated an arbitration against the actress on the basis of the 2016 non-disclosure agreement. However, Storm argued that the agreement was invalid, since Trump never signed it. In August 2018, Trump said he personally paid a woman.
In 2017, Cohen organized a similar non-disclosure agreement between the Canadian fashion model and the Playboy Sher's Playboy Shan and the former Deputy Chairman on Finance of the Republican National Committee BRODAULI Elliot. The agreement said that the Bicket would pay $ 1.6 million if it would be silent about relations with Elliot.
In 2018, the functioning of "Essential Consultants LLC" was questioned. "Essential Consultants", which is a fictitious company in Delaware, was created by Coen to facilitate secret payments. Questions were raised regarding the company's payments, which led to the investigation.
Arrest and court
In April 2018, the FBI made a search of the house and the office of Cohen, as well as the hotel room in which he lived. This led to the seizure of several business entries, emails and tax records.
On August 21, 2018, Cohen surrendered to the FBI. Subsequently, he voiced recognition in eight criminal offenses, including five cases of tax evasion. The date of sentencing was scheduled for December 12, 2018. The court ruled that it could be released on a bail of $ 500 thousand. After condemnation, the lawyer of Coen Lanny Davis continued to say that his client is ready to reveal everything he knows about Trump.
October 11, 2018 Cohen re-registered from the Republican in Democrat.
Personal life
Personal life, the presence of a second half and the number of children in a lawyer is not a secret.
Michael Cohen has Laura Schusterman's wife, Ukrainka by origin with which he played a wedding in 1994. Soon after marriage, a couple had a daughter named Samanta Blake, and then the son of Jake. After graduating from High School, Samantha entered the University of Pennsylvania. Cohen often lay out the photo of his daughter and son in their social networks and writes about how he is proud of them.
Michael Cohen is famous for leading a luxurious lifestyle. He traveled to Porsche still during his college study, and now has a whole park of luxury cars, including Bentley.
Michael Cohen actively leads Twitter, which is divided with subscribers the latest news and photographs from his life. "Instagram" at the lawyer is not.
Michael Cohen now
December 12, a couple of weeks before 2019, Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison for lied on the Congress on the potential commercial transactions of Donald Trump in Russia. In addition, he will have to pay a fine of $ 50,000. The defendant was accompanied by the Son and Daughter.
When sentencing Cohen in the Federal Court of Manhattan, the judge William H. Poli III said that the lawyer made a real buffet of crimes that were motivated with personal greed and ambitions. The judge also stated that Koen's crimes demand serious punishment. Michael replied that he was weak by ignoring questions about Trump. He added:
"I blame myself for the behavior that led me here today, and it is our own weakness and blinding loyalty to this person forced me to choose the path of darkness instead of the light."In his last word, Cohen asked for forgiveness among the inhabitants of the United States, after which it was silent.