Weisselberg testifies in Trump Organization trial
CBS News reporter Graham Kates talks about Allen Weisselberg's testimony today in the Trump Organization's fraud trial in New York. Weisselberg previously pleaded guilty in connection with the case.
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CBS News reporter Graham Kates talks about Allen Weisselberg's testimony today in the Trump Organization's fraud trial in New York. Weisselberg previously pleaded guilty in connection with the case.
Back in August, Weisselberg pleaded guilty to to 15 counts of fraud and tax evasion. Prosecutors agreed to recommend a five-month jail sentence in exchange for his testimony.
Private school tuition checks signed by Donald Trump and two of his sons figured into improper salary reductions, Allen Weisselberg said.
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Prosecutors allege Allen Weisselberg was part of a corporate scheme to help Trump Organization executives "cheat" their taxes.
The Weisselbergs, both sides in the case agree, lived large on the company dime.
The "investigation" led the company "to do things differently," the executive said during testimony in the Trump Organization's fraud trial in New York.
Prosecutors say Allen Weisselberg was a key player in a company fraud scheme. Trump Organization lawyers say he was acting on his own, motivated by "individual personal greed."
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Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, has pleaded guilty to 15 federal counts of fraud and tax evasion. As part of the plea deal he will serve a 5-month sentence, pay $2 million, and be compelled to testify against the company in a trial later this year. CBS News legal analyst Rebecca Roiphe breaks down his plea and what it could mean for the company.
Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty to 15 felony fraud counts in a New York City courtroom Thursday. He was sentenced to 5 months in jail and must repay nearly $2 million and testify in the company's upcoming trial. CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green talk with CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe about the breaking news.
Weisselberg's deal with prosecutors calls for a sentence of five months in New York's Rikers Island jail, followed by five years' probation.
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Allen Weisselberg, who spent decades in a top financial role in the Trump Organization, is expected to plead guilty to tax fraud charges in a New York courtroom on Thursday. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has details on the case.
Weisselberg is not expected to provide information about Trump or the company as part of the deal.
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Weisselberg and the company had asked a judge to dismiss criminal fraud and tax evasion charged against them.
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The company and former CFO Allen Weisselberg asked a judge in January to dismiss the criminal fraud and tax evasion case.
In Tuesday's filings, they claimed they were "improperly targeted....based on political animus"
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