No, he was charged with falsification of business records in the first degree, penal law 175.10. That is the actual crime.
We both know it’s a BS charge, but to say he wasn’t charged with a crime is just stupid.
Expired misdemeanors. Next.
If the law supposes that," said Mr. Bumble, squeezing his hat emphatically in both hands, "the law is a ass — a idiot.
-Charles Dickens