For a trophy prosecution, nailing a 73-year-old man for not reporting car and apartment benefits (with a potential of a year in jail) is not enough to mount, let alone brag about . . . jonathanturley.org/2019/03/22/the…
The charges against Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg are exceptionally rare as the sole basis for a criminal case. It certainly seems more of a retaliation for failing to give incriminating material as well as pressure to flip on Trump. However, ...
...not only is this a threat of a year in jail, it is extremely unlikely to result in jail time for a first offender even if this bloated prosecution effort can secure this conviction. The case seems more like a thrill kill prosecution in terms of its real size and significance.
...These cases tend to be easy to prove for failing to report income but they are overwhelmingly addressed as civil matters. Allegations like the payment of tuition are the strongest claims of taxable benefits, but it is not clear if this team has anything more meaty to charge.
...The issue for me comes down to these lines "Weisselberg then concealed the compensation from his tax preparerand intentionally omitted it from
his tax retums. Additionally, Weisselberg concealed for years the fact that he was a resident of New
York City"...
his tax retums. Additionally, Weisselberg concealed for years the fact that he was a resident of New
York City"...
That could be spinning the failure to disclose as concealment or something more intentional. That type of conduct obviously makes the violations more serious if proven for a criminal prosecution.
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