All the fraud Donald Trump has done?
Executive summary
Donald J. Trump has been the subject of numerous fraud allegations, civil findings, criminal convictions, indictments, and investigations spanning business, campaign, and personal contexts; courts and prosecutors have both found misconduct and also tossed or reduced penalties on appeal, so the record is a mix of proven liability, criminal conviction, and ongoing or contested claims [1] [2] [3]. The most concrete outcomes include a New York civil fraud judgment finding overstated asset values and a criminal conviction in Manhattan for falsifying business records tied to hush‑money payments, while many other accusations remain litigated, appealed, or described as allegations [4] [1] [2].
1. Proven civil fraud finding: New York Attorney General’s case and its aftermath
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump and related entities alleging years of financial fraud—charging that Trump and others falsely inflated his net worth to obtain loans, insurance and tax benefits—and a trial court found Trump liable and imposed a large monetary judgment and corporate leadership bans, a ruling that has since been appealed and partially altered on appeal [4] [5] [6] [3].
2. Criminal conviction for falsifying business records (Manhattan hush‑money case)
In Manhattan, a grand jury indicted Trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with alleged hush‑money payments; a jury convicted on those counts in 2024, producing a criminal conviction record even as sentencing choices and legal consequences were later limited by the presiding judge and remain subject to post‑trial processes [2] [1].
3. Trump Organization corporate convictions and executive penalties
The Trump Organization and some executives have faced criminal and civil penalties for business practices, including convictions and fines related to tax and document falsification tied to company bookkeeping and compensation schemes; prosecutors previously pursued charges and the organization has paid fines and faced operational restrictions [7] [2].
4. Trump University, alleged scams, and settlements
Trump University drew widespread litigation alleging deceptive practices and fraudulent claims about real estate training; attorneys general and private plaintiffs challenged those programs and the matter was resolved by settlement and court proceedings characterizing the school’s sales tactics as deceptive in ways that produced restitution for victims [8] [7].
5. Election‑related fraud allegations and post‑2020 prosecutions
Multiple state and federal investigations have framed Trump’s post‑2020 conduct as attempts to overturn an election—prosecutors in several jurisdictions charged or investigated him for conspiracy, false statements, and related offenses alleging fraudulent schemes to subvert results, with some co‑conspirators charged in state cases while the scope of criminal liability for Trump remains the subject of ongoing litigation and special‑counsel probes [9] [2] [6].
6. A long list of allegations, uncharged accusations, and political context
Advocacy groups and watchdogs catalog dozens of alleged offenses and instances of alleged fraud going back decades, producing what one group called a “staggering record of uncharged crimes,” but many entries are allegations, investigations, or civil claims rather than criminal convictions—observers note the line between political prosecution claims and law‑enforcement action is contested, with Trump and allies characterizing many cases as politically motivated [10] [4].
7. Appeals, reversals, pardons, and limits of the record
Some major judgments have been reversed or trimmed on appeal—an appellate court threw out a multimillion‑dollar penalty in one civil fraud posture—and presidential pardons and administrative actions have affected related prosecutions and public perception, meaning the legal picture is fluid and outcomes depend on appeals, ongoing trials, and prosecutorial discretion [3] [11] [6].
8. Bottom line: what can be asserted with confidence
It is accurate to say Trump has been found liable in at least one major civil fraud action in New York and convicted in a criminal falsifying‑records case in Manhattan, that his businesses and associates have faced convictions and penalties, and that he remains subject to multiple other indictments and civil suits alleging fraud or related misconduct; beyond those concrete outcomes, many allegations remain litigated, appealed, or cataloged by advocacy groups and news trackers rather than finally adjudicated [4] [1] [2] [10].