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Weisselberg pleads guilty and can testify against the Trump Org. in a fraud case

Weisselberg pleads guilty in fraud case

Yuan Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty to 15 fraud and tax evasion charges on Thursday, part of a plan to receive more than $1.7 million in. I will admit that I was part of Off-the-books benefits and rewards.

Weisselberg was indicted along with his two companies in the Trump Organization. Prosecutors allege they participated in the scheme and benefited executives of other companies. The company has filed a plea of ​​not guilty and jury selection for that trial is scheduled for October 24th.

Prosecutors will ask a New York judge on Friday to sentence Weisselberg to five months in prison for him, sources familiar with the matter said. in negotiations. 

Weisselberg was called as a witness during the company's trial on Thursday to testify under oath for a crime he has admitted to. there is a possibility. According to sources, he has not agreed to provide new or supplemental information about Donald Trump or the company that bears his name. 

Trump has not been charged and had previously accused the incident of a "witch hunt." 

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Allen Weisselberg will resign following a hearing on his criminal case in Manhattan Criminal Court on August 12, 2022. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Weisselberg and company by Grand Jury He July 2021 was indicted on Weisselberg has poured "indirect employee compensation" into his longtime executives since 2005. The company did not report the payments to tax authorities, prosecutors said.

"It was engineered by top executives who were financially benefiting themselves and their companies by getting secret pay raises at the expense of state and federal taxpayers," said the district attorney at the time. Assistant Carrie Dunn said. , told a judge at a court hearing last year.

Weisselberg and company asked New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan in February to dismiss all 15 of his counts brought against them. On Aug. 12, Merchan dismissed his one tax evasion case against the Trump organization, butallowed 14 to remain. The charges against Weisselberg were not dismissed.

A spokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office and an attorney in Weisselberg declined to comment before Thursday's hearing.

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  • The Trump Organization
  • Alvin Bragg
  • Donald Trump
  • Tax Evasion
  • Allen Weisselberg
  • New York
Graham Kates

Graham Kates is an investigative reporter covering criminal justice, privacy affairs and information security for CBS News Digital. Contact Graham at [email protected] or [email protected]

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