The longtime financial chief of former President Donald Trump’s namesake real estate company is nearing a plea deal with Manhattan prosecutors over tax fraud charges, the New York Times reported on Monday.
Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg will not cooperate with a broader investigation into Trump, the Times said, citing two sources. The report did not address whether he would cooperate in the case against the former president’s family company.
A spokeswoman for the Manhattan Dis🦹trict Attorney declined to comment. A lawyer for Weisselberg did not respond to a request for comment.
Court records show Weisselberg also m🗹ade an unexpected appearance in Manhattan state court on Monday and has another hearing scheduled for Thursday.
Weisselberg and the Trump Organization were charged last July with more than a dozen counts of tax fraud and falsifying business records for awarding “off the books” benefits to company executives. Weisselberg, 75, had initially pleaded not guilty.
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At a hearing on Friday the judge in the case said jur༺y selection would start on Oct. 24.
Trump, a Republican, has called the probe by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, as well as a parallel civil investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James, politically-motivated “witch hunts.” James and Bragg are both Democrats.