Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months' imprisonment
Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was sentenced to five months' imprisonment for his role in the company's tax fraud scheme.
Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, was sentenced Tuesday to five months behind bars for his role in the company's sweeping 15-year tax fraud scheme.
Weisselberg, 75, was sentenced in accordance with his guilty plea in an appearance before acting Justice Juan Merchan in New York criminal court and was taken to New York's notorious Rikers Island jail immediately after the proceeding.
Taking into account the typical amount of time off for good behavior, Weisselberg is likely to serve about 100 days.
He also paid over $2 million in taxes and penalties and will be on probation for five years.
Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg leaves New York Supreme Court in New York City on Nov. 17.Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images fileAs part of his deal with prosecutors, Weisselberg could have faced added time behind bars if he didn’t testify truthfully at the trial, which ended with the Trump Organization’s being convicted of all counts.
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