Trump Organization charged with tax fraud. For Donald Trump it s more a legal risk than a political one Kristine Phillips, Kevin Johnson and David Jackson, USA TODAY
Here s what we know about the criminal charges against the Trump Organization, Weisselberg
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WASHINGTON – As Donald Trump continues to dangle the possibility of a 2024 presidential run – a testament to his iron-clad grip on the Republican Party – his legal future became more uncertain and more complicated Thursday, after prosecutors announced tax fraud charges against his namesake company and a loyal executive.
New York prosecutors accuse the Trump Organization of a years-long tax fraud scheme that paid company executives off the books, allowing them to avoid paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in state and federal taxes, according to the indictment. Allen Weisselberg, the company s longtime chief financial officer, was the largest beneficiary of the scheme, pro
Trump s company, CFO charged with tax fraud, plead not guilty
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Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg exits after his arraignment hearing in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. (Photo : REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)
Donald Trump s namesake company and longtime financial chief pleaded not guilty on Thursday to criminal charges in a sweeping indictment from Manhattan s district attorney as he probes the former U.S. president and his business practices.
The Trump Organization and its chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg were charged with having schemed since 2005 to defraud tax authorities through the awarding of off the books benefits to company executives.
Trump Organisation and CFO hit with 15 charges Fri, 2 Jul 2021, 12:10PM
Donald Trump s company and its longtime finance chief were charged in what a prosecutor called a sweeping and audacious tax fraud. (Photo / Getty)
Trump Organisation and CFO hit with 15 charges Fri, 2 Jul 2021, 12:10PM
Donald Trump s company and its longtime finance chief were charged Thursday in what prosecutors called a sweeping and audacious tax fraud scheme in which the executive collected more than $2.4 million (US$1.7m) in off-the-books compensation, including apartment rent, car payments and school tuition.
Trump himself was not charged, but prosecutors noted that he signed some of the compensation cheques at the centre of the alleged scheme.
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Donald Trump s namesake company and longtime financial chief pleaded not guilty on Thursday to what a New York prosecutor called a sweeping and audacious tax fraud, arising from a probe into the former U.S. president s business and its practices.
The indictment against the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg is the first in a nearly three-year investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, which New York Attorney General Letitia James joined in May.
It could undermine the Trump Organization s relationships with banks and business partners, and complicate Trump s political future as the Republican resumes addressing rallies and mulls a 2024 White House run.
Empresa de Trump se dice ‘no culpable’ y acusa de persecución política
Allen Weisselberg, principal ejecutivo financiero de la ‘Trump Organization’, en el tribunal de NY.
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Nueva York. Trump Organization, la empresa matriz de Donald Trump y su familia, y su ejecutivo más fiel, fueron formalmente acusados de 15 cargos criminales ante el Tribunal Supremo de Nueva York, y aunque el ex presidente no fue acusado personalmente, el caso ahora pone en riesgo su futuro económico y político.
Trump Organization y su principal ejecutivo financiero Allen Weisselberg -quien ha sido el socio más fiel de la familia Trump durante más de 48 años y que hoy ingresó al tribunal esposado y escoltado por detectives policiacos- fueron acusados de múltiples delitos para manipular y defraudar al fisco en una operación que manejaron a lo largo de 15 años.