Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months' imprisonment [View all]

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Source: NBC News

Allen Weisselberg, former chief financial officer for the Trump Organization, was sentenced Tuesday to five months behind bars for his role in the company's sweeping 15-year tax fraud scheme.

Weisselberg, 75, was sentenced in accordance with his guilty plea during an appearance before acting Justice Juan Merchan in New York criminal court and was taken to New York's notorious Rikers Island jail immediately after the proceeding.

When taking into account the typical amount of time off for good behavior, Weisselberg is likely to serve about 100 days. He also paid over $2 million in taxes and penalties and will receive five years of probation.

As part of his deal with prosecutors, Weisselberg could have faced added time behind bars if he did not testify truthfully at trial, which ended with the Trump Organization being convicted of all counts. There are no public court filings that suggest Weisselberg’s testimony was not truthful, and prosecutors did not ask the judge to revisit the agreed-upon jail sentence.

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Allen Weisselberg, former chief financial officer for the Trump Organization, is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday for his role in the company's sweeping 15-year tax fraud scheme.

Weisselberg, 75, is expected to be sentenced to five months behind bars, in accordance with his guilty plea, when he appears before acting Justice Juan Merchan in New York criminal court. When taking into account the typical amount of time off for good behavior, Weisselberg is likely to serve about 100 days. He also has to pay close to $2 million in taxes and penalties and will receive five years of probation.

As part of his deal with prosecutors, Weisselberg could have faced added time behind bars if he did not testify truthfully at trial, which ended with the Trump Organization being convicted of all counts.

There are no public court filings that suggest Weisselberg's testimony was not truthful, and prosecutors have not asked the judge to revisit the agreed-upon jail sentence.