Trump Organization maintained internal spreadsheets that tracked the amounts it paid Weisselberg

[kpete]

The Trump Organization maintained internal spreadsheets that tracked the amounts it paid for Weisselberg's rent,, utility, and garage expenses. Simultaneously, the Trump Organization reduced the amount of direct compensation that Weisselberg received in the form of checks or direct deposits to account for the indirect compensation that he received in form of payments of rent, utility bills, and garage expenses.

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[zuul]

1. RECEIPTS!!! Weisselberg is f*cked!

[Chainfire]

17. I won't believe that until he starts showing.....

[Hoyt]

2. Any spreadsheet, etc., was likely prepared by Weisselberg or a close associate. I doubt trump could,

or would, do that. If Weisselberg ripped off the government for only $94,902, it's doubtful he'll do a lot of jail time. With fines and paying back taxes, he'll have to write a big check. But doubt it will bankrupt him.

Sounds like Weisselberg is a fool.

See below, the $94,902 was just improper refunds.

[W_HAMILTON]

4. Uhh, where are you getting that he ripped the government off for that little?

Never mind, I see where you are getting it from, and you are wrong -- see:

Link to tweet

The ~$94k was just a fraudulent federal tax refund he received due to his tax evasion, but that's only one portion of the hundreds of thousands in federal, state, and local taxes that he criminally evaded.

[Hoyt]

5. You are right, I see the $94,902 was improper refunds.

[WarGamer]

10. The thought of Trump opening up Accounting programs

And editing numbers is laughable.

[Hoyt]

12. He'd use a Sharpie.

[WarGamer]

14. lmao... genuinely funny shit.

I don't even know if he can turn a PC on

[RockRaven]

3. Didn't Barr get SDNY to close an investigation into Trump Org?

What's it gonna take for SDNY to revisit that decision?

[dawg day]

6. Okay, walk me through this--

Who benefitted?

Weisselberg because he got income he didn't report?

Trump Org because they got to deduct more than they were allowed to deduct?

Both?

[zuul]

18. Trump because he bought Weisselberg's loyalty, as mobsters do.

[Mersky]

7. Pg 4 of the indictment - he evaded paying taxes or falsely claimed refunds totaling over $1 million

$556,385 in federal taxes
$106,568 in state taxes
$238,159 in New York City taxes
$ 94,902 in falsely claimed federal tax refunds
$ 38,222 in state tax refunds he wasn’t entitled to

= $1,034,236

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/20982368/new-york-v-trump-org-allen-weisselberg.pdf

[WarGamer]

11. Penalty is 2x the taxes evaded IIRC.

[Mersky]

15. Ah, good. Glad they kept spreadsheets.

And, Weisselberg is just one member of the tRump organization!

[WarGamer]

16. He's the person accused of crimes

[Mersky]

20. Yes, I know

[greenjar_01]

8. Hoisted by their own cheapskatery

Oooof-da.

[GopherGal]

9. So what does this mean in the bigger picture?

for, you know, some people with a certain five-letter last name?

It sounds as if orange anus org may face liability if there's some sort of proof that the intent of providing the indirect compensation was to help him avoid taxes.

Does this imply that there may exist similar spreadsheets for tracking indirect compensation provided to orange anus family members?

Or is it primarily that this gives Justice a big stick to use to encourage Weisselberg to rat on the orange anus family?

[WarGamer]

13. it means nothing.

[tanyev]

19. When you've got an organization full of crooks, you've got to keep good records

to make sure they aren't stealing more than they're supposed to.