BREAKING: Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail after pleading guilty to tax fraud and other charges.
Weisselberg, while no longer the company's chief financial officer, remained employed with Trump's family real estate firm and expected to make more than $1 million last year in salary and bonuses, according to his testimony.
Weisselberg pleaded guilty in August to one count of grand larceny in the second degree; three counts of criminal tax fraud in the third degree; one count of scheme to defraud in the first degree; one count of conspiracy in the fourth degree; one count of criminal tax fraud in the fourth degree; four counts of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree; and four counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
Allen Weisselberg, chief financial officer of Trump Organization Inc. walks towards a courtroom at criminal court in New York, July 1, 2021.Weisselberg's attorney, Nicholas Gravante, declined to comment in advance of Tuesday's sentencing hearing, but said he would make a statement when it was over.by the total amount of personal expenses paid and that the company benefitted by paying less in payroll taxes. He also testified his primary motive was greed.
Trump looked over at Weisselberg with a chuckle and said, "I might as well pay for your grandkids too," according to Weisselberg's testimony.
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