NEW YORK — Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s longtime chief financial officer, is in plea talks with state prosecutors to resolve tax fraud charges and avoid an October trial, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Weisselberg and the Trump Organization were charged last year, accused of conspiring to avoid income taxes by giving some employees perks that weren’t reported to state tax authorities. Weisselberg, 75, was accused of being the main beneficiary, receiving more than $1.7 million in benefits including a free Manhattan luxury apartment and Mercedes-Benz cars for both him and his wife.
At an Aug. 12 hearing, New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan rejected requests from the company and Weisselberg to dismiss the charges and ordered both to trial beginning Oct. 24.
