Ex-Trump CFO Weisselberg Admits Perjury, Faces New Bans and Prison Time
March 4, 2024Allen Weisselberg, former CFO of the Trump Organization, has pleaded guilty to perjury in New York.
Weisselberg admitted to lying about the value of a Trump Organization property during a civil trial.
Previously convicted of fraud, Weisselberg served five months and now faces additional legal consequences.
He received a three-year ban from business management and a lifetime ban on financial management roles in New York.
Weisselberg did not implicate Donald Trump in his perjury plea.
His sentencing is set for April 10, with a potential seven-year prison term for violating the plea deal.
Weisselberg will not serve as a witness in Trump's upcoming hush money trial starting March 25.
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The Guardian • Mar 4, 2024
Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjuryInsider • Mar 4, 2024
Here's how NY caught Trump's CFO in perjuryInsider • Mar 4, 2024
Trump's former CFO will plead guilty to NY fraud trial perjury: NYTCNN • Mar 4, 2024
Ex-Trump Org. CFO to plead guilty to perjury charges