Allen Weisselberg, the long-time chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty on Thursday to tax fraud and agreed to testify at an upcoming criminal trial of the former US president’s real estate company.
The 75-year-old Weisselberg, who served as CFO of the Trump Organization from 2005 to 2021, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of tax fraud, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement.
Weisselberg admitted his involvement in a 15-year scheme with co-defendant the Trump Organization to defraud federal, New York State and New York City tax authorities, Bragg said. Weisselberg is to serve five months in prison contingent on his testifying truthfully at the October criminal trial of the Trump Organization on tax fraud charges, Bragg said.
Weisselberg has steadfastly refused to deliver testimony against Donald Trump personally. The 76-year-old Trump served as president and owner of the Trump Organization until 2017, when he entered the White House.
But the former Trump Organization executive could face additional prison time if he fails to testify at the criminal trial of the real estate company.
Jury selection in the Trump Organization trial on tax fraud charges is scheduled to begin October 24, Bragg said. In the plea agreement, Weisselberg admitted evading payment of taxes due on $1.76 million in unreported income. He will be required to repay nearly $2 million in taxes, penalties and interest.
“Today Allen Weisselberg admitted in court that he used his position at the Trump Organization to bilk taxpayers and enrich himself,” Bragg said.
Source: eNCA
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