Allen Weisselberg | USA Newshour https://usanewshour.com Breaking News, Latest headlines, Top Election stories, Photos & Videos Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:11:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://usanewshour.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-icon-150x150.jpg Allen Weisselberg | USA Newshour https://usanewshour.com 32 32 Allen Weisselberg surrenders to court in tax case https://usanewshour.com/allen-weisselberg-surrenders-to-court-in-tax-case/32563/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 16:11:10 +0000 https://usanewshour.com/?p=32563 Allen Weisselberg, the Trump administration’s long-serving financial officer surrendered to the Manhattan district attorney’s office on Thursday in relation to a tax investigation. Mr. Weisselberg and the Trump Organization are expected to appear in court on Thursday.The details of the charge are yet to be fully disclosed.

Mr. Weisselberg showed up at court at 6:20 a.m., accompanied by Mary E. Mulligan, his lawyer. He is expected to appear in court again later in the afternoon along with representatives of the Trump Organization.

The ongoing inquiry is investigating whether Mr. Weisselberg failed to pay taxes on valuables he and his family received from Mr. Trump.

Weisselberg’s lawyers have said, “Mr. Weisselberg intends to plead not guilty and he will fight these charges in court,” intends to plead not guilty and he will fight these charges in court.”

Prosecutors had been pressurizing Mr. Weisselberg to cooperate and provide the information required for the investigation.

]]> Trump Organization to expect criminal charges https://usanewshour.com/trump-organization-to-expect-criminal-charges/32247/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:21:02 +0000 https://usanewshour.com/?p=32247 The Trump Organization has been told to expect criminal charges by Manhattan prosecutors. Though Donald Trump or any other person separately is not to be charged. Trump Organization is being investigated by Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for several years regarding various issues.

The focus currently is on tax is paid or not on the fringe benefits that the company gave to Weisselberg and one of his sons, who works for the Trump Org. The investigation is going on allegations of misstated the value of various real estate properties for financial benefit.

]]> Trump Organization’s CFO may face charges by the Manhattan district attorney’s office https://usanewshour.com/trump-organizations-cfo-may-face-charges-by-the-manhattan-district-attorneys-office/31457/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 19:09:25 +0000 https://usanewshour.com/?p=31457 Former President Donald Trump’s organization and its Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg may face charges in the ongoing probe by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, according to the New York Times.

Attorneys who served under Donald Trump have been informed of the charges being considered for Weisselberg, a top executive at the Trump Organization. 

According to the report, Weisselberg and the Trump Organization will be notified of the charges early next week. Lawyers for Donald Trump have met senior prosecutors from the district attorney’s office to prevent criminal charges pressed against the Trump Organization.

It is still unknown whether Trump will be affected by the charges. 

 

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