(Ranked 8 on Cribbage GD (Gaming Safari) Ladder) on December 06, 2022 at 20:24:55:In Reply to: The Pinko Left (pro-commie) keeps trying posted by MAGA Ike (Gold Member) on November 26, 2022 at 00:06:57:
: : Trumps had role in fraud scheme, former testifies at company's trial.
: : Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg testified in court Thursday, describing how Donald Trump and two of his children allegedly participated in a scheme to defraud tax authorities. Weisselberg said Donald Trump, or at times Eric Trump or Donald Trump Jr., signed checks to pay up to $100,000 for private school tuition for Weisselberg's grandchildren. Weisselberg said he then instructed the company's controller to deduct the $100,000 from his salary, allowing him to report a smaller income. Copies of some of the checks signed by the Trumps have been shown in court. Weisselberg said the first time Trump signed a tuition check, Weisselberg told him, "Don't forget, I'm going to pay you back for this." The payback, he said, was the salary reduction. Two Trump Organization entities and Weisselberg are accused of more than a dozen counts of fraud and tax evasion. Weisselberg entered a guilty plea in August, admitting to charges filed by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office accusing him of receiving more than $1.7 million in untaxed compensation. Weisselberg, who is still on the Trump Organization's payroll, has over the first two days of testimony described a litany of benefits he and several other utives received for which he said their salaries were similarly reduced to avoid paying taxes. https://flipboard.com/article/trumps-had-role-in-fraud-scheme-former--testifies-at-company-s-trial/f-ab386af159%2Fyahoo.com
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: According to your boy Weisselberg he stated twice on cross-examination that none of the Trumps conspired or schemed with him.
: You left out the most relevant part - the cross-examination by the defense attorney:
: Defense attorney Alan Futerfas later asked Weisselberg, "(Trump) didn't authorize you to commit tax fraud did he?"
: "Of course not," Weisselberg replied.
: Weisselberg said the funds delivered as independent contractor payments were used to set up Keogh retirement plans, tax-deferred pension accounts designed for people who are self-employed.
: Defense attorneys for the Trump Organization have said the company did nothing wrong, and laid the scheme squarely at Weisselberg's feet, saying he hid the salary reductions and independent contractor payments from the Trumps.
: Futerfas asked Weisselberg, "What human being did you scheme with?"
: Weisselberg replied, "Jeff McConney," referring to the company's controller, who previously testified during the trial. McConney was granted immunity in exchange for grand jury testimony in the case, and blamed Weisselberg for the scheme.
: Futerfas continued with questions seeking to differentiate the Trumps from the utives who worked beneath them.
: "Did you conspire with any member of the Trump family?" Futerfas asked.
: "No," Weisselberg replied.
: "Did you scheme with Jeff McConney?" Futerfas asked.
: "Yes," Weisselberg replied.
: "Did you scheme with any member of the Trump family?" Futerfas asked.
: "No," Weisselberg replied.
: Later, Futerfas asked, "Aside from family members, you were among the most trusted people they knew. Is that right?"
: "Correct," Weisselberg replied.
: Soon after, Futerfas asked, "Are you embarrassed about what you did?"
: Choking up, Weisselberg replied, "More than you can imagine."