Jury to begin deliberations in the tax fraud trial of the Trump Organization.
with scheming to defraud, tax fraud and falsifying records. Weisselberg was also hit with a grand larceny charge. Prosecutors say he used his position to get out of paying taxes on more than $1.7 million in income.Trump Organization lawyerse that the prosecution’s star witness in the criminal trial, Weisselberg, committed his crimes to benefit himself.
in the weeks-long trial that largely focused on Weisselberg and other senior non-Trump family members. Trump, who announced his 2024 presidential bid last month, has not been charged with any wrongdoing. Lawyers for the defense sharply objected to the prosecution’s attention on Trump, which came after attorneys for the Trump Corp. and Trump Payroll Corp. also invoked the former president’s name repeatedly while arguing that he was unaware of any tax schemes or the crimes Weisselberg admitted to.
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