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Allen Weisselberg Pleads Guilty To Perjury Charges In Court

Allen Weisselberg, right, is escorted to Manhattan criminal court, Monday, March 4, 2024, in New York. Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, surrendered to the Man

Allen Weisselberg recently left the courthouse after pleading guilty to two counts of perjury. These felony charges stem from false testimony he provided to the New York Attorney General's office during a 2020 deposition related to the Trump Organization's finances.

The first count Weisselberg admitted to involved misleading statements about the value of Trump's triplex apartment. He falsely claimed he was unaware of discrepancies in financial statements submitted to a bank, but evidence revealed he had knowledge of the inaccuracies. The second count pertained to his denial of being present when Donald Trump exaggerated the size of the triplex apartment, despite audio evidence proving otherwise.

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