When Allen Weisselberg took the stand for a second day to testify against several of Donald Trump’s eponymous companies, he described his and other company honchos’ efforts to scrub sketchy payment practices when his boss became president — by stopping an allegedly yearslong practice of providing untaxed benefits. “We were …
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Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg testified Tuesday that Donald Trump personally green-lighted untaxed benefits that are the center of a Manhattan criminal trial against several of the ex-president’s eponymous companies — including a gratis residence in New York City. “The rent was authorized by Donald Trump,” Weisselberg …
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Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing New York Attorney General Letita James of conducting a “witch hunt” and violating the former president’s right to privacy in the state’s civil fraud suit against him and three of his children. The New York Times reported a day later that Trump’s …
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The Manhattan criminal trial against several of Donald Trump’s companies was interrupted Tuesday after the prosecution’s first witness — Trump organization controller Jeffrey McConney — tested positive for Covid-19. McConney, who took the stand Monday afternoon sans mask, was repeatedly gripped by coughing fits during his testimony; his positive test …
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When the criminal trial against several of Donald Trump’s companies started in earnest Monday, prosecutor Susan Hoffinger closely linked him to an alleged illegal compensation scheme that illicitly lined the pockets of his longtime moneyman Allen Weisselberg and other top execs. The defense, of course, painted Trump in a different …
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Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s longtime chief finance executive, answered “yes, your honor” on Thursday when a Manhattan judge asked if he “engaged in a scheme” with the Trump Organization “to defraud federal, New York state, and New York City tax authorities,” as he pleaded guilty to the 15-count indictment …
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Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s finance chief, will say in Manhattan court Thursday that he conspired with several of the ex-president’s companies when he pleads guilty to state tax crimes, two sources familiar with the case tell Rolling Stone. As part of Weisselberg’s plea deal, he has agreed to testify …
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