Thursday 1 July 2021

Watch Trump Org CFO Allen Weisselberg being led into court in handcuffs

donald trump allen weisselberg — Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg looks on as then-U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, U.S., May 31, 2016.
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Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was led into a Manhattan courtroom in handcuffs.
Weisselberg is facing charges in the Manhattan DA's financial crimes probe of the Trump Org.
Weisselberg voluntarily turned himself in to authorities and entered a plea of not guilty on Thursday.
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Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg appeared in court in Manhattan, New York on Thursday afternoon to face charges in the Manhattan District Attorney's wide-ranging investigation of the company.

A grand jury indictment unveiled on Thursday afternoon charges the Trump Organization and Weisselberg with 15 felony counts of fraud and larceny, alleging that they "devised and operated a scheme to defraud federal, New York State, and New York City tax authorities" by concealing payments "off the books."

Weisselberg, who turned himself in to authorities on Thursday morning, is charged with a scheme to defraud in the first degree and grand larceny in the second degree. He has plead not guilty to the charges.