Michael Cohen's business partner, known as "Taxi King," pleads guilty in deal
2,036 views · Published 23 May 2018 · 0:38 · Indexed 27 September 2026
Channel: CBS News · 2018 · News & Politics
A business partner of longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty to criminal tax fraud. The New York Attorney General's office said he held onto the $5 million in taxes he owed the state from his taxicabs. The New York Times reported the business partner, Russian immigrant Evgeny Freidman, who is known as the "Taxi King," struck a plea deal to avoid jail time, and will aid prosecutors in state or federal investigations.
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