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Bennett Gershman, a law professor at Pace University, says that the department concluded that "no foul play" happened.

“The fact that it's in a revocable trust means nothing,” in terms of ceding power, said Bridget J. Crawford, a law professor at New York's Pace University.

Westfair online – The Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journal -- publishes an op-ed about business sustainability from Craig Hart, executive director Pace University’s Energy and Climate Center, and Westchester County Association CEO Michael Romita.

"This is, in effect, a chance for the attorney general to learn what the governor has to say, he may give answers that are ambiguous, he may suggest that he doesn't have a recollection of something," says Pace University law professor Bennett Gershman. Saturday's deposition is under oath. "If he lies, he can be charged with perjury," Gershman says.

The Thursday indictment is Vance's “crowning achievement,” said Bennett Gershman, a law professor at Pace University in White Plains, New York.

Guest: Bennett Gershman, former prosecutor with the Manhattan District Attorney's office; law professor, Pace University

It's Vance's “crowning achievement,” said Bennett Gershman, a law professor at Pace University in White Plains, New York. “The case involves a huge ...

Starting small is standard practice for such a sweeping investigation, according to Bennett Gershman, a Pace University law professor and former Manhattan prosecutor. "There are early indictments, then superseding indictments, then added charges," he told Law360. "This is a high-stakes investigation. It's the biggest case of the century. You take it step by step."

"This is a preliminary charging document, as I see it," Gershman said. "You've got an ironclad case against Weisselberg, an ironclad case against the Trump Org, and they want to make that very clear right out front."

“He’s in big trouble.” That’s how Pace University law Professor Bennett Gershman describes the legal jeopardy Weisselberg, a 73 year old father and grandfather, now fines himself in. “Yeah he cheated on 1.7 million dollars of taxes, that's tax fraud, that's grand larceny” said Gershman.