Allen Weisselberg

Allen Weisselberg
Born
Allen Howard Weisselberg

(1947-08-15) August 15, 1947 (age 77)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
EducationPace University (BS)
OccupationChief financial officer
OrganizationThe Trump Organization
Criminal chargesTax evasion, Perjury

Allen Howard Weisselberg (born August 15, 1947) is an American businessman who was convicted of tax evasion in connection with his role as former chief financial officer (CFO) of the Trump Organization. Weisselberg served as a co-trustee of a trust set up in 2017 by Donald Trump before Trump's inauguration as president of the United States. In 2022, Weisselberg pleaded guilty to 15 criminal charges including grand larceny, criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records.[1] In January 2023, he began serving a five-month jail sentence[2][3] and was released the following April.[4] A ruling which was handed down in February 2024 also resulted in Weisselberg being permanently banned from serving in financial control function of any New York corporation or business, and also banned him from serving as a director or officer for any New York corporation or business for three years.[5] In 2024, he pleaded guilty to perjury and was sentenced to another five months in prison, which he immediately began serving in April 2024.[6][7]

  1. ^ Bromwich, Jonah E.; Protess, Ben; Rashbaum, William K. (August 18, 2022). "Allen Weisselberg, a Top Trump Executive, Pleads Guilty in Tax Scheme". New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Purdue, Ben; Bromwich, Jonah E.; Rashbaum, William K. (January 10, 2023). "Trump's Longtime Finance Chief Sentenced to 5 Months in Jail". New York Times. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
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  4. ^ Sisak, Michael (April 19, 2023). "Trump's former financial chief Weisselberg gets out of jail". AP News. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  5. ^ del Valle, Lauren; Scannell, Kara; Herb, Jeremy (February 16, 2024). "2 former Trump Org executives permanently banned from running finances for New York businesses". CNN. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  6. ^ Reiss, Adam; Gregorian, Dareh; Concepcion, Summer (April 10, 2024). "Ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months for perjury in Trump civil fraud trial". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
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