Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud, New York jury finds

Twelve-person jury returns guilty verdict against former president's company after being sent out on Monday to deliberate

A jury in New York has convicted the Trump Organization of criminal tax fraud in a stinging rebuke of the former US president's company.

Although Donald Trump was not personally on trial, prosecutors in the case brought by the Manhattan district attorney insisted he was fully aware of the long-running scheme in which they said executives were enriched by off-the-books perks to make up for lower salaries, reducing the company's tax liabilities.