Bragg has said the investigation is continuing. Then-District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., who started the investigation, last year directed his deputies to present evidence to a grand jury and seek an indictment of Trump, according to former prosecutor Mark Pomerantz, who previously led the probe.īut after Vance left office, his successor, Bragg, allowed the grand jury to disband without charges. The district attorney has also been investigating whether Trump or his company lied to banks or the government about the value of its properties to obtain loans or reduce tax bills. His lawyers have argued the Democrat-led district attorney’s office was punishing him because he wouldn’t offer information that would damage Trump. Seen as one of Trump‘s most loyal business associates, Weisselberg was arrested in July 2021. Weisselberg, 75, is the only person to face criminal charges so far in the Manhattan district attorney’s long-running investigation of the company’s business practices. If convicted, the company could face fines or potentially be placed on probation and be forced to change certain business practices.
Testimony by Weisselberg could potentially weaken the Trump Organization‘s defense. “We look forward to proving our case in court against the Trump Organization,” he added.
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Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement that Weisselberg‘s plea “directly implicates the Trump Organization in a wide range of criminal activity and requires Weisselberg to provide invaluable testimony in the upcoming trial against the corporation.”
“We are glad to have this behind him,” the lawyer added. said his client pleaded guilty “to put an end to this case and the years-long legal and personal nightmares it has caused for him and his family.” Weisselberg‘s lawyer Nicholas Gravante Jr. SEE ALSO: Trump CFO’s plea deal could make him a prosecution witness Weisselberg said nothing as he left court, offering no reply when a journalist asked him whether he had any message for Trump.
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