Driving the news: Weisselberg, 75, was sentenced to five months in jail and taken into custody. He is expected to serve his sentence at Rikers Island in New York.
The big picture: Weisselberg pleaded guilty in August to assisting in the tax fraud scheme and admitted to 15 felonies.
- Weisselberg and the Trump family business were charged in 2021 for taking more than $1.7 million in “off the books” compensation from the organization.
- The Trump Organization was convicted in December over the tax fraud scheme.
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/10/allen-weisselberg-sentencing-tax-fraud-scheme