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Ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg Pleads Guilty To Perjury In Civil Fraud Trial

Allen Weisselberg, Donald Trump’s former company finance chief, has pleaded responsible to 5 counts of perjury in connection to testimony he gave throughout the former president’s civil fraud trial final fall.

The 76-year-old surrendered to the Manhattan district legal professional’s workplace early Monday following weeks of negotiations with prosecutors. He shall be sentenced to 5 months in jail, in accordance with The Associated Press.

Weisselberg, who was sentenced final yr to 5 months in jail after being discovered responsible of a number of tax fraud expenses in 2022, had been suspected of mendacity about his former boss’ funds on the stand throughout Trump’s trial in October.

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