Allen Weisselberg is indicted for Grand Larceny and more, but it appears to be the tip of the iceberg.
By Red Painter
The Trump Organization and the Trump Org CFO, Allen Weisselberg, were formally indicted in Manhattan on Thursday for a variety of crimes, including a 15-year record of tax and financial crimes. Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, predicts that this is just the “tip of the iceberg”, and that many more indictments are to come, including Michael Calamari, the Trump kids and even The Former Guy himself.
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Trump Org. Lawyer Fumes Over ‘Unprecedented’ Prosecution: ‘Certain’ It Wouldn’t Be Happening if the Company Had a ‘Different Name’
Alan Futerfas, an attorney for Trump Organization, vented to reporters outside a Manhattan courthouse about the charges brought against the Trump family business on Thursday. The company was charged with fraud and tax crimes as part of what District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr.’s office says was a 15-year-long arrangement to compensate Allen Weisselberg off the books. Weisselberg, the company’s chief financial officer, was also charged. Prosecutors say he avoided paying taxes on $1.7 million in perks. Both the Trump Organization and Weisselberg pleaded not guilty.
Outside the courthouse, Futerfas suggested the charges are politically motivated and are designed to harm former president Donald Trump.
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MSNBC’s Ari Melber Breaks Down ‘Very Bad News’ for Trump Org After Weisselberg Charge: ‘They Have Thrown the Kitchen Sink’ At Them
By Ken Meyer
MSNBC’s Ari Melber delivered an assessment for the Trump Organization on the potential ramification of the charges against CFO Allen Weisselberg.
The Trump Organization’s chief financial officer pleaded not guilty on Thursday after he and the company were indicted for grand larceny, falsifying business records, and a conspiracy of tax fraud. Melber joined Ayman Mohyeldin for analysis as the news was breaking, and his takeaway was “they have thrown the kitchen sink at the Trump Organization and Allen Weisselberg.”
“This is very bad news for the Trump Organization because the DA’s taken an aggressive tact, indicting the entire Trump Organization in reference to the payroll company and others,” Melber continued. “If you were the company hoping to pin this on the employee or get out of it as far as the DA is concerned, game over there. They’re going after the whole company. That ensures Donald Trump and others will be drawn out to fight this.”
Melber went on to catalogue the full list of charges against the Trump Organization from a 15 year period. He also noted that the indictment references an “unindicted co-conspirator number one” who facilitated Weisselberg to carry on his alleged tax fraud scheme.
“Who is unindicted co-conspirator one?” Melber asked. “Many people would like to know.”
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