Allen Weisselberg, a longtime executive for Donald Trump’s real estate empire, is set to be sentenced Tuesday for dodging taxes on $1.7 million in job perks. Weisselberg, 75, is expected to be sentenced to five months behind bars, in accordance with his guilty plea, when he appears before acting Justice Juan Merchan in New York criminal court.
Weisselberg, former chief financial officer for the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty in August to two counts of tax fraud related to his role in the company’s sweeping 15-year tax fraud scheme. As part of his deal with prosecutors, Weisselberg could have faced added time behind bars if he did not testify truthfully at trial, which ended with the Trump Organization being convicted of all charges.
Weisselberg was a senior Trump Organization adviser and former chief financial officer. He was a key witness in the prosecution of the Trump Organization, which was convicted of two counts of tax fraud in November. Weisselberg testified at the trial, providing key evidence that helped prosecutors secure the conviction.
Weisselberg has been a loyal employee of the Trump Organization for more than 40 years and is expected to receive a lenient sentence due to his cooperation with prosecutors. He is the latest Trump associate to be sentenced in connection with the tax fraud scheme.
Key takeaways:
- Allen Weisselberg, a longtime executive for Donald Trump’s real estate empire, is set to be sentenced to five months behind bars.
- Weisselberg pleaded guilty in August to two counts of tax fraud related to his role in the company’s sweeping 15-year tax fraud scheme.
- Weisselberg has been a loyal employee of the Trump Organization for more than 40 years and is expected to receive a lenient sentence due to his cooperation with prosecutors.
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