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Top Trump executive Allen Weisselberg to plead guilty in tax scheme

Published August 18, 2022 at 12:06 PM CDT
Trump Organization finance chief Allen Weisselberg leaves a New York court after surrendering to authorities on July 01, 2021 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Trump Organization finance chief Allen Weisselberg leaves a New York court after surrendering to authorities on July 01, 2021 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, is set to plead guilty in a massive tax fraud scheme. Weisselberg conspired with the Trump Organization to avoid paying taxes on lavish corporate benefits.

Here & Now‘s Celeste Headlee talks with WNYC’s Ilya Marritz.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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