Former President Donald Trump is far from the first person to face felony charges of falsifying business records—New York state has arraigned almost 9,800 cases involving the same charge since 2015, according to available data.

Trump on Tuesday entered a “not guilty” plea to an indictment charging him with 34 counts of falsifying business records, a Class E felony. Prosecutors allege the documents were doctored in connection with a scheme to suppress negative information about Trump prior to the 2016 presidential election.

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