United States Department of Justice

“ It is understood that, should AMI commit any crimes subsequent to the date of signing of this Agreement, or should the Government determine that AMI or its representatives have knowingly given false, incomplete, or misleading testimony or information, or should AMI otherwise violate any provision of this Agreement, AMI shall thereafter be subject to prosecution for any federal criminal violation of which this Office has knowledge, including perjury and obstruction of justice. ”

“ The publication of these articles was intended, at least in part, to keep the model from commenting publicly about her story and her agreement with AMI.
8. At all relevant times, AMI knew that corporations such as AMI are subject to federal campaign finance laws, and that expenditures by corporations, made for purposes of influencing an election and in coordination with or at the request of a candidate or campaign, are unlawful. At no time did AMI report to the Federal Election Commission that it had made the $150,000 payment to the model. ”

“ Between in or about late August 2016 and September 2016, Cohen called Pecker and stated that he wanted to be assigned the limited life rights portion of AMI’s agreement with the model, which included the requirement that the model not otherwise disclose her story. Pecker agreed to assign the rights to Cohen for $125,000. ”

“ However, in or about early October 2016, after the assignment agreement was signed but before Cohen had paid the $125,000, Pecker contacted Cohen and told him that the deal was off and that Cohen should tear up the assignment agreement.
7. Following the 2016 presidential election, AMI published articles written by the model in OK! Magazine and Star Magazine, featured her on the cover of Muscle & Fitness Her's, and published articles in Radar Online featuring the model. ”