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Callum Jones and Lauren Aratani in New York

Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury

a balding man in a blue suit, blue tie and glasses frowns with his head held low
Allen Weisselberg on 17 November 2022 in New York, New York. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images

Allen Weisselberg, a longtime lieutenant to Donald Trump, faces five months in jail after reaching an agreement with prosecutors in New York to plead guilty to perjury in the former US president’s recent civil fraud trial charges.

As the former chief financial officer in the Trump Organization, Weisselberg was key in helping Trump record his net worth. A defendant in the fraud trial, Weisselberg was accused of helping to inflate Trump’s net worth on government financial documents, misleading lenders.

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