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Michael Cohen's business partner, known as "Taxi King," pleads guilty in deal

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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