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Trump's ex-CFO says he received a raise after company was aware of tax scheme

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Former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg testified in Manhattan Supreme Court that Eric and Donald Trump Jr. gave him a $200,000 bump after they learned the family business was footing the bill for his luxury lifestyle and dodging the tax man. Allen Weisselberg is the Trump Organization's longtime chief financial officer. He has admitted to avoiding taxes on some $1.76 million of income. He pleaded guilty in August as part of a plea deal that required him to testify at trial. The company has pleaded not guilty.

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CTV News

Ex-CFO says Trump kids raised pay after learning of scheme

How did Donald Trump's oldest sons -- entrusted to run his company when he became president -- react when they learned that a top executive was scheming to dodge taxes on lavish corporate perks? They gave him a raise, according to testimony Friday.

1 year ago·Canada

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Reuters

Trump's ex-CFO says he received a raise after company was aware of tax scheme

The longtime chief financial officer at the Trump Organization told jurors on Friday that Donald Trump's namesake company raised his salary after his sons, who ran the company in 2017, were aware that he failed to properly report income and expenses.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Ex-CFO says Trump kids raised pay after learning of scheme

NEW YORK (AP) — How did Donald Trump’s oldest sons — entrusted to run his company when he became president — react when they learned that a top executive was scheming to dodge taxes on lavish corporate perks?

1 year ago·United States

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abc News

Ex-Trump Organization CFO testifies he got $200K raise after perks stopped

Eric Trump gave Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg a $200,000 raise even after learning that he had been committing tax fraud, Weisselberg testified Friday.

1 year ago·United States

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KRDO

Ex-CFO says Trump kids raised pay after learning of scheme

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer has testified that Eric Trump hiked his pay by $200,000 after an internal audit spurred by Trump’s 2016 election found that he had been scheming to dodge taxes on lavish corporate perks. The raises boosted Allen Weisselberg’s annual pay to $1.14 million. He says he used the extra cash to pick up the tab for things Trump and the company had…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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New York Post

Allen Weisselberg says he got $200K raise after Trump kids discovered his tax fraud

Donald Trump's kids gave Allen Weisselberg a $200,000 raise – instead of punishing him – after discovering his shady tax practices, Weisselberg said Friday.

1 year ago·New York, United States

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