Trump CFO’s lawyer says he suspects more charges in NY tax case
Al Jazeera
Lawyer makes remark during CFO Allen Weisselberg’s first court appearance since pleading ‘not guilty’ to tax fraud.
A lawyer for former Alan Weisselberg, the indicted Trump Organization chief financial officer, told a New York judge on Monday he has “strong reason to believe” more charges will be forthcoming in the state’s continuing criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s private real estate empire.
Lawyer Bryan Scarlatos made the remark during Weisselberg’s first court appearance since his July 1 arraignment on tax fraud charges. Scarlatos did not say what led him to believe more people would be charged in the closely watched case.
Weisselberg has pleaded not guilty to charges he collected more than $1.7m in off-the-books compensation across a 15-year period, including apartment rent, car payments and school tuition.
