Top Trump executive Allen Weisselberg to plead guilty in tax scheme

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August 18, 2022

Trump Organization finance chief Allen Weisselberg leaves a New York court after surrendering to authorities on July 01, 2021 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, is set to plead guilty in a massive tax fraud scheme. Weisselberg conspired with the Trump Organization to avoid paying taxes on lavish corporate benefits.

Here & Now's Celeste Headlee talks with WNYC's Ilya Marritz.

This segment aired on August 18, 2022.

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