This is a novel prosecution using 63/12. It has not been used in this manner before and was misinterpreted and applied exclusively to get Trump.
no, it is not novel nor rare use statute , almost every single nyag used this, the latest is vs trump but not limit to trump, ny state vs corp fraud cases generally cites this statute. vs charles schwab, vs credit suisse, vs juul, vs ups, vs amazon, etc.
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