Trump's former CFO pleads guilty to tax fraud...
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The witch-hunt continues...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62578359
"The long-time financial chief of Donald Trump's company has pleaded guilty to fraud and tax evasion charges at a New York court.
Allen Weisselberg, who served as The Trump Organization's chief financial officer, had been charged with concealing more than $1.7m (£1.4m) in off-the-books income.
He is expected to be sentenced to five months at the notorious Rikers Island jail and must pay back the owed money.
Mr Trump has not been charged.
The former president - who is not accused of wrongdoing - has described the Manhattan district attorney's criminal investigation into his family's real estate company as a witch hunt.
The case relates to a 15-year scheme that prosecutors said helped executives at The Trump Organization avoid paying taxes on corporate benefits such as rent, luxury car payments and private school fees.
The inquiry focused on whether Weisselberg and other executives received these benefits without reporting them properly on their tax returns.
And at the plea hearing on Thursday, the 75-year-old admitted his involvement in the scheme and to receiving private school tuition for his grandchildren, BMW cars and a home in Manhattan.
"[He] decided to enter a plea of guilty today to put an end to this case and the years-long legal and personal nightmares it has caused for him and his family," his lawyer said in a statement shortly after."
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Just curious, how many of Trump's "inner circle" have had serious legal trouble?
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@George-K said in Trump's former CFO pleads guilty to tax fraud...:
Just curious, how many of Trump's "inner circle" have had serious legal trouble?
What do you call somebody who hangs around with a bunch of crooks?
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@George-K said in Trump's former CFO pleads guilty to tax fraud...:
Just curious, how many of Trump's "inner circle" have had serious legal trouble?
What do you call somebody who hangs around with a bunch of crooks?
@Doctor-Phibes said in Trump's former CFO pleads guilty to tax fraud...:
What do you call somebody who hangs around with a bunch of crooks?
A lawyer?
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Trump's former CFO pleads guilty to tax fraud...:
What do you call somebody who hangs around with a bunch of crooks?
A lawyer?
@George-K said in Trump's former CFO pleads guilty to tax fraud...:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Trump's former CFO pleads guilty to tax fraud...:
What do you call somebody who hangs around with a bunch of crooks?
A lawyer?
I was going to say 'My right honorable friend'
Trump really does seem to know an unusually large number of dodgy characters.
Or maybe they're just dumber than the ones who hang around other politicians.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Trump's former CFO pleads guilty to tax fraud...:
What do you call somebody who hangs around with a bunch of crooks?
A lawyer?
@George-K said in Trump's former CFO pleads guilty to tax fraud...:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Trump's former CFO pleads guilty to tax fraud...:
What do you call somebody who hangs around with a bunch of crooks?
A lawyer?
You might be on to something George.
