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Allen Weisselberg, a former longtime executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire, is set to be sentenced Wednesday for lying under oath in the ex-president’s New York civil fraud case.

Weisselberg, 76, is expected to be sentenced to five months in jail after pleading guilty last month to two counts of perjury. The ex-chief financial officer admitted lying when he testified he had little knowledge of how Trump’s Manhattan penthouse came to be valued on his financial statements at nearly three times its actual size.

It will be his second time behind bars. He served 100 days last year for dodging taxes on $1.7 million in company perks, including a rent-free Manhattan apartment and luxury cars.

Now, he’s again trading life as a Florida retiree for another stay at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex.

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[–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 56 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Ha ha ha, imagine going to jail for Donald Trump.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Which keeps happening, while Trump himself evades it every time.

And yet these idiots keep going to prison to protect him anyway.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Sounds like a 1950s Doo-wop group:

Diaper Don presets

Allen Weaselbooger and the Jailbirds

[–] DigitalNirvana@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He doesn’t have to imagine, he’s getting to do it a second time. lol

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I mean, the first time was more or less going to jail for his own greed (dodging taxes on perks he benefitted from). They're all fucking criminals, regardless. I doubt Trump had to coax this guy at all to break the law.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Don't say he went to jail for Donald Trump.

Say that he went to jail for being a crook and a tax cheat.

There are plenty of folks like him who need to be afraid of the penalties for not paying taxes.

Don't let them think they are safe because they don't know Donnie.

[–] Zacryon@lemmy.wtf 7 points 2 years ago

But don't you dare to download a movie from some shady website! smh

[–] GombeenSysadmin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Does this guy shout “IT’S WESSEL-BERG!!” every time someone calls him weasel-berg?

[–] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)