LEGAL/MICHAEL COHEN/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN: “Federal prosecutors are focused on over $20 million in loans obtained by U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen from taxi businesses owned by him and his family, the New York Times reported on Sunday [8-19-18]. The loans are part of an investigation into whether Cohen committed bank and tax fraud, and for possible campaign law violations linked to a $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. He has not been charged with any crime. Citing people familiar with the matter, the newspaper said the loans were from Sterling National Bank and Melrose Credit Union, two New York institutions that do business with the taxi industry. Neither Cohen nor his lawyer immediately responded to a request for comment. Nicholas Biase, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan, which is investigating Cohen, declined to comment.”
–Reuters Staff, “Investigators examine over $20 million in loans by former Trump lawyer Cohen: New York Times,” Reuters, August 19, 2018 5:48 pm