Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg Sentenced To Five Months In New York Tax Case — Update

UPDATE: Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer for the Trump Organization, was sentenced to five months in jail on Tuesday. A New York state judge handed down the sentence after Weisselberg entered a guilty plea to 15 charges related to tax fraud and evasion last summer.

January 10, 2023 · 1 min · 116 words · Kelly Stephenson

That was part of a deal in which he agreed to be a witness against the Trump Organization.

A New York jury last month found the Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud and other charges.

Sentencing against the company is scheduled for Friday, with fines of up to $1.6 million.

Allen Weisselberg

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Weisselberg initially pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The trial is scheduled to begin on Oct. 24.

Bragg said that the investigation into Trump and the Trump Organization is ongoing.

The former president sat for a deposition last week, but pleaded the Fifth Amendment against self incrimination.

Last week, federal agents recovered 11 sets of material marked classified, according to an inventory list.