The New York Times notes that Michael Cohen’s businesses “are private entities, making it difficult to get a full picture of their finances and operations. But a review of public records and interviews “reveal the degree to which he has often operated in the backwaters of the financial and legal worlds.”
“While he has not been charged with a crime, many of his associates have faced either criminal charges or stiff regulatory penalties.”
“He has spent much of his personal and professional life with immigrants from Russia and Ukraine. His father-in-law, who helped establish him in the taxi business, was born in Ukraine, as was one of Mr. Cohen’s partners in that industry. Another partner was Russian. And Mr. Cohen used his connections in the region when scouting business opportunities for Mr. Trump in former Soviet republics.”
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