Trump executive sentenced to five months
Former Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg arrives for a sentencing hearing at Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday. He was sentenced to five months in prison.
Weisselberg , is expected to be sent to New York’s notorious Rikers Island jail. The Trump organisation’s former chief financial officer pleaded guilty in August, admitting that from 2005 to 2017 he and other executives received bonuses and perks that saved the company and themselves money. The sentence was imposed by Justice Juan Merchan in a New York state court in Manhattan, who oversaw the trial of the Trump organisation, which was convicted in December on all counts it faced. Though no longer chief financial officer, Weisselberg remains on paid leave from the Trump organisation.
Weisselberg, who also has paid about $2 million in taxes, penalties and interest as part of his punishment, will likely serve 100 days in jail with time off for good behaviour.
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