Seven Springs Estate and Trump Tower among properties New York could seize in fraud case

Long before Donald Trump stepped into the White House, his glitzy and glamorous real estate empire helped make him a nationally recognised star.

Now, a judge’s ruling that he defrauded the state of New York, the centre of that empire, has put the fate of some of his flagship properties into doubt.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has begun preparing to seize his assets in case he does not pay a penalty of nearly half a billion dollars.

Mr Trump is appealing the ruling.

But he must submit the full $464m penalty in cash or secure a bond from a private company by 25 March if he wants to continue the appeal without the state seizing his assets.

Last year, Forbes estimated that Mr Trump’s New York properties alone are worth $720m (£589m), a sizable chunk of the former president’s estimated $2.5bn fortune.

Let’s take a look at some of the properties that Mr Trump might lose.

Located on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, the 58-floor Trump Tower is among the most recognisable properties bearing Mr Trump’s name. The building is the headquarters of the embattled Trump Organization…