Is this a credible story?
NY Times.
They have to print what their masters expect (e.g. Carlos Slim) and what their viewers want to hear, true or not. Most often, not.
Same with us, but we are greater in number and hold to truth.
When someone brings me info nuggets that push my buttons, I check them out first. I don’t automatically believe.
It kind of isn’t if this goes down as expected, it will be like who told you to defraud the government? He said she said, he is pleading his own guilt and the Trump organization may sue him too, they hired him and now they have to pay fines, they claim victim status too.