Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg is likely to be sentenced to 5 months at Rikers Island prison for tax fraud
New York —
Weisselberg is expected to be sentenced to five months behind bars, after paying nearly $2m in taxes, penalties and interest, and testifying at the criminal trial of the Trump Organization, which was convicted on all counts it faced. “You’re going into a Byzantine black hole,” said Craig Rothfeld, a prison consultant helping Weisselberg prepare for lock-up.Many convicts in New York City facing one year or less in jail head to Rikers Island, which lies between the New York City boroughs of Queens and the Bronx, and houses more than 5,900 inmates.
After being sentenced, Weisselberg will probably be driven to Rikers and trade his street clothes for a uniform and sneakers with Velcro straps. A spokesperson for the city’s department of correction said its mission is “to create a safe and supportive environment for everyone who enters our custody”.Weisselberg was the star government witness against his employer.
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