A New York Supreme Court jury has convicted the Trump Organization on all charges in a criminal tax fraud scheme.
NEW YORK — The Trump Organization was convicted on all charges in a criminal tax fraud scheme on Tuesday.
Former President Donald Trump was not charged, but Weisselberg, who still works for the Trump Org., pleaded guilty to the charges and agreed to testify against his employer in exchange for a lighter sentence. “We filed a lot of papers, the defense team, about what those words mean,” he said. “The judge recognized that there was not a lot of definition on that at all, and certainly that will be one of the arguments we will make. And it was central to the case.”
Merchan sustained a defense objection arising from the claim, but denied a defense motion for a mistrial, saying Trump Org. lawyers had opened the door to the argument with their own repeated claims Trump was ignorant of the criminal activity and was betrayed by Weisselberg. The jury was ultimately persuaded Weisselberg and his accomplices were acting “in behalf of” the company — a technical term that became pivotal in the case, requiring proof that the employees who committed the crimes were not acting solely to advance their own interest.
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