Trump company set for criminal trial in off-books pay scheme

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Former President Donald Trump's company is set to face trial on charges that it helped some of its executives cheat on their taxes.

— after going to the Supreme Court twice to gain access to his tax records — the only criminal trial to arise from their efforts is about to begin.NY attorney general sues Donald Trump, family and company

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a Democrat, has said that his office’s investigation of Trump is "active and ongoing," and that no final decision has been made on whether he could face criminal charges in the future.The Trump Organization has said it did nothing wrong and that it looks forward "to having our day in court.

Weisselberg, 75, has intimate knowledge of the Trump Organization’s financial dealings from nearly five decades at the company, but he is not expected to implicate Trump or any members of the Trump family in his testimony. Besides Weisselberg, two other Trump Organization executives, who were not identified by name, also received substantial under-the-table compensation, including lodging and the payment of automobile leases, the indictment said.

The criminal case is one of two legal cases working their way through the New York courts that threaten to chip away at the gold-plated façade of Trump’s empire.

 

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