Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg surrenders in criminal case over company's business dealing

[JHB]

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-business-weisselberg-indictments/2021/07/01/e2b774a0-da15-11eb-bb9e-70fda8c37057_story.html
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By Shayna Jacobs, David A. Fahrenthold, Josh Dawsey and Jonathan O'Connell

July 1, 2021 at 6:43 a.m. EDT

NEW YORK — Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg surrendered to authorities early Thursday after prosecutors secured grand jury indictments against him and former president Trump's company.

Charges against Weisselberg and the Trump Organization are expected to be unsealed later in the day in New York State Supreme Court, several people familiar with the developments said. On Wednesday, people familiar with the case said the charges were related to allegations of unpaid taxes on benefits for Trump Organization executives.

Weisselberg is the first individual to be charged in connection with a long-running criminal investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. (D), who is now collaborating with New York Attorney General Leticia James (D) to investigate Trump's business practices. The Trump Organization also will be arraigned, represented in court by one of its attorneys.

Weisselberg arrived at the Manhattan criminal courthouse through an employee entrance at about 6:20 a.m., according to journalists who saw him arrive.

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[malaise]

1. Get thee to the greatest page

RFN!

[EYESORE 9001]

2. 6:20 AM

The wheels of justice get an early start on the day.

[KS Toronado]

3. "All nonsense," he said." ?????????

But Qanonsense is great according to him?

[kentuck]

4. It depends on how much they have in documentation...

Are all the LLC's accounted for?

Were any of them kept off the books? Weisselberg will soon find out just how much they know, in my opinion.

It was very smart to go after the Trump Organization, in my opinion, instead of Donald Trump in name, because they are one and the same, in the final analysis.

[gab13by13]

8. I keep saying this,

MF45 is not stupid, he is mentally ill. A lot of his organization is in his kids' names. Like the MF45 tower in Azerbaijan that was built to launder money, some of which went to the Iranian Republican Guard. Ivanka's name was on that project. MF45 if given the choice of jail or throwing Ivanka under the bus, bye bye Ivanka.

I am not arguing against your point, however. It was the best move to go after the organization because that is the best way to flip Weisselberg and if he flips, MF45 is toast.

[lastlib]

5. Happy Days are here again! n/t

[global1]

6. What Does 'Surrendering To Authorities' Entail Or Mean....

What happens to AW?

Mug shots? Is he taken into custody and jailed? Is he allowed bail and just released? Would he be considered a flight risk?

What exactly happens now and what comes next?

[Sgent]

7. At a minimum booking

but I'm guessing he had a prior agreement with the prosecution to be let out on his OR (or posted bail).

[SheltieLover]

9. K&R!

[Pobeka]

10. If the Russian mob or govt is involved, Weisselberg has two bad choices:

1) Turn against TrumpCo, and then mysteriously fly out a 20th floor window or die of poisoning.
2) Possibly serve some time in jail in a US prison.

# 2 seems like the least bad choice

[bearsfootball516]

11. Knowing our justice system, he'll take number 2

Get sentenced for 3 years, then be out in a year and a half on good behavior.

[Escurumbele]

12. I have a feeling that he is not going to last

I don't know why I had that gut feeling last night when hearing about this. I believe that his big mistake, so far, has been to not collaborate because he could have asked for protection, now he is there all by himself, has not collaborated but there is always the chance he may, that is not good enough for the mafia, they won't take the risk of him possibly opening his mouth against el padrino trump.

That is what happened to Epstein, he should have collaborated immediately and ask for 24/7 security, instead they seem to trust that trump the buffoon will have their back when in reality it is behind their back that they are going to get him. I cannot believe these people still do not know the buffoon doesn't care for any of them, that to save himself he will throw everyone under the bus, they have seen it over and over, why do they think they are special?

[Tiger8]

15. Exactly, I think he is already cooperating

There is absolutely no upside to being "loyal" to TFG.

[Tiger8]

13. Or choice #3, the combo deal

3) Appear defiant publicly, but secretly give the NSA, CIA, DOJ enough juice to go after the Russians.

By choosing #3, he pleads guilty and gets enough time Club Fed until they can bring down Trump and his Russian pals. - which I think is the entire point of this case.

[Pobeka]

16. Good point. n/t

[Danascot]

18. I found this quote of Jennifer Weisselberg (DIL) very interesting.

Weisselberg’s former daughter-in-law, Jennifer Weisselberg, told MSNBC on Wednesday that she’s been in touch with Vance’s office and has turned over documents and has named witnesses. Asked if her former father-in-law is not cooperating with the district attorney’s office because he’s trying to protect his family and the former president, she said, “Not exactly.”

“I think that they're already in trouble,” she said. “I think that he's not cooperating. I think when somebody doesn't cooperate it's because the other person might just have a lot of leverage on you, and that is a reason why you are afraid to flip.”

Pushed to elaborate, Jennifer Weisselberg said that she thinks the person who has leverage over Allen Weisselberg is “Donald."

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-organization-cfo-allen-weisselberg-plead-not-guilty-tax-charges-n1272889

"leverage" - imagine that

[AverageOldGuy]

14. Just wondering . . .

. . . how many nights will he spend at Ryker's before he gets to go home on bond?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. Doesn't look good for TFG