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☆ Donald Trump's longtime money man, Allen Weisselberg, quickly gets coveted cot in 'safest place' at Rikers
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg breezed through intake at NYC's infamous Rikers jail. The West Facility houses only Rikers inmates serving sentences of under one year, Mualimmak-Ak said. A dorm in the West Facility of Rikers, where the ex-CFO of Donald Trump's real-estate company is serving 5 months for masterminding a decade-long payroll tax-fraud scheme. The West Facility is constructed of high-tech plastic fabric stretched over aluminum frames, according to the DOC website. An exterior shot of the West Facility, new home at Rikers jail for Allen Weisselberg, longtime CFO for former President Donald Trump.

☆ Longtime Trump CFO Weisselberg gets 5 months in jail in tax fraud case
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Karen Freifeld | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/5] Allen Howard Weisselberg, the former Trump Organization CFO, appears for sentencing for tax fraud scheme in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., January 10, 2023. Weisselberg, 75, is expected to be sent to New York's notorious Rikers Island jail. Though no longer CFO, Weisselberg remains on paid leave from the Trump Organization. The jail time will probably not be easy for Weisselberg, at a facility known for violence, drugs and corruption. Weisselberg testified that Trump signed bonus and tuition checks, and other documents at the heart of prosecutors' case, but was not in on the tax fraud scheme.

Companies Trump Organization Inc FollowNEW YORK, Jan 10 (Reuters) - A longtime executive for Donald Trump is expected to be sent to New York's Rikers Island jail after being sentenced on Tuesday to five months behind bars for helping engineer a 15-year tax fraud scheme at the former president's real estate company. Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization's former chief financial officer, pleaded guilty in August, admitting that from 2005 to 2017 he and other executives received bonuses and perks that saved the company and themselves money. The sentence was imposed by Justice Juan Merchan in a New York state court in Manhattan. Reporting by Karen Freifeld in New York Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg to Be Sentenced for Tax Crimes
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Corinne Ramey | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Allen Weisselberg is expected to receive a sentence of five months at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex, followed by five years’ probation. Former Trump Organization finance chief Allen Weisselberg is set to be sentenced Tuesday for tax crimes he committed at the company, after serving as the star witness in a tax-fraud trial that resulted in the conviction of his longtime employer. Mr. Weisselberg, 75 years old, pleaded guilty in August to 15 felonies for participating in a scheme to compensate certain Trump Organization employees, including himself, with off-the-books benefits to evade taxes. Mr. Weisselberg also admitted that from 2005 through 2021, he failed to report $1.76 million in benefits to tax authorities. This unreported compensation came in the form of a rent-free Manhattan apartment, multiple leased Mercedes-Benz cars, home furnishings and private-school tuition for his grandchildren, Manhattan prosecutors said.

☆ Trump executive Weisselberg prepares for jail on Rikers Island
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Karen Freifeld | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Those days will probably not be easy for Weisselberg, 75, at a jail known for violence, drugs and corruption. After being sentenced, Weisselberg will likely be driven to Rikers and trade his street clothes for a uniform and sneakers with velcro straps. Though no longer CFO, Weisselberg remains on paid leave from the Trump Organization. It is paying Rothfeld as well, a person familiar with the matter said. Merchan will also sentence the Trump Organization on Friday.

☆ Rikers expert says Allen Weisselberg will get better treatment as a prominent Trump supporter
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Trump's ex-CFO, Allen Weisselberg, was sentenced Tuesday to five months in NYC's Rikers jail. Rikers guards love Trump and will give better treatment to Weisselberg, 75, one expert predicts. Being 75 years old and in the news will also help Weisselberg, predicted the expert, Five Mualimmak-Ak, a jail-reform activist and former detainee who visits Rikers frequently. "Ninety-percent of the guards are Trump supporters, even though most of them are Black and Latino women," said Mualimmak-Ak, program director for LIFE Camp, a city-based nonprofit. "So he'll get preferential treatment from the guards because he is a Trump supporter.

☆ Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg set to be sentenced in tax fraud case
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg is set to be sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to multiple tax crimes as part of an investigation of former President Donald Trump's business empire. Weisselberg, 75, is expected to be sentenced to five months in jail, and could end up serving less than that when factoring in time off for good behavior. Two Trump Organization subsidiaries were convicted last month of crimes including tax fraud and falsifying business records after a trial featuring testimony by Weisselberg, who agreed to cooperate with prosecutors as part of his plea deal. He reportedly testified in November that he is still being paid by the Trump Organization, and that the company is paying his lawyers. It is also paying a prison consultant to help prepare Weisselberg for jail, Reuters reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

☆ Trump's top money man, Allen Weisselberg, is braced to begin time at NYC's notorious Rikers jail on Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A judge will likely order he immediately begin serving 5 months in NYC's notorious Rikers Island. Himself a veteran of Rikers, Rothfeld did say this — it won't be easy. A board containing confiscated shanks from Rikers Island is displayed during a press conference with Mayor Eric Adams on Rikers Island on June 22, 2022. The Rikers Island jail complex in New York City, with the Manhattan skyline in the background. The Trump Organization now faces up to $1.6 million in fines; Merchan is scheduled to set the amount at a January 13 sentencing.

☆ As Trump Org's jail-bound ex-CFO testifies, Harvey Weinstein's prison consultant is watching
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Jail-bound Allen Weisselberg, Trump's ex-CFO, is testifying in the Trump Org tax-fraud trial. Harvey Weinstein's prison coach, Craig Rothfeld, is sitting with the ex-CFO's lawyers, watching. Clearly still loyal to Trump, his boss since the mid-'80s, Weisselberg has been doing a delicate dance on the witness stand. If he displeases prosecutors, the 75-year-old accountant could find himself serving a state prison term. Prosecutors, though, must prove that Weisselberg intended this benefit to the company, something he has yet to say.

☆ Midterm elections live updates: Pennsylvania races, New Hampshire Senate race too early to call
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Brandy Zadrozny | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +109 min

Share this -Link copiedWisconsin Senate and governor's races too early to call It is too early to call the Senate and gubernatorial races in Wisconsin, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedNew Hampshire Senate race too early to call The Senate race in New Hampshire is too early to call, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedPennsylvania Senate and governor races are too early to call After polls closed at 8 p.m. While Maricopa County election officials initially categorized the problem as a “hiccup,” it took hours before a solution was identified early Tuesday afternoon. In Columbus County, election officials allegedly were harassed by an “observer following one-stop workers” and photographing or filming the workers, it said.

☆ Trump company set for criminal trial in an off-books pay scheme
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

If convicted, the Trump Organization could be fined more than $1 million — but that's not the only potential fallout. The Trump Organization has said it did nothing wrong and that it looks forward "to having our day in court." The former Trump Organization chief financial officer must also pay nearly $2 million in taxes, penalties and interest and complete five years of probation. When the Trump Organization and Weisselberg were indicted in 2021, prosecutors called the tax scheme "sweeping and audacious" and said it was "orchestrated by the most senior executives." "The purpose of the scheme was to compensate Weisselberg and other Trump Organization executives in a manner that was 'off the books,'" the indictment said.

☆ New images show harrowing scenes from inside New York's notorious Rikers Island jail, including prisoners in filthy and life-threatening situations
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Newly obtained images show harrowing scenes inside New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail. The photos show a prisoner left to sit in their own feces and another being confined in a shower stall. A prisoner who was held in a decontamination shower stall at Rikers Island jail for nearly 24 hours. Still, despite the high spending, the Rikers images show extensive decay and dilapidation of the facilities, including broken floors, ceilings, and fire-singed doors. NYC Board of CorrectionImages also show rotten food, including moldy bread and fruit.

☆ Unearthing the Secrets of New York’s Mass Graves
▼ + stars: | 2016-05-15 | by ( Nina Bernstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +51 min

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