Former President Donald Trump's business empire, the Trump Organization, is poised to head to trial Monday for a flurry of alleged tax and financial crimes.
Although Trump has not been charged in the sprawling case, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has kept the door open to levying charges against him in the future. If found guilty, the Trump Organization will be forced to pay fines and back taxes totaling roughly $1.6 million, Bloomberg reported.
Weisselberg had been charged with a 15-year scheme in which he allegedly got benefits off-the-books from the Trump Organization and evaded taxes on about $1.7 million worth of income. Given his extensive knowledge of the Trump Organization's financial information, his testimony has been hotly anticipated.
Some prosecutors who have departed Bragg's office have vented that he has been too apprehensive about bringing forward a case against Trump and been fearful of losing a case against Trump.
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