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>> reporter: the trump organization's long-time cfo appearing in handcuffs, indicted tonight along with the company that bears the former president's name accused of what prosecutors called a sweeping and audacious tax fraud scheme they allege the trump organization over the last 15 years paid top execs off the books, giving out fringe benefits like cars, apartments, and tuition amounting to for allen weisselberg an extra $1.7 million in compensation, which should have been taxed. instead, prosecutors say weisselberg evaded some $900,000 in federal, state, and local taxes, and got more than $100,000 in refunds he was never owed the defendants facing 15 counts, including second-degree grand larceny pleading not guilty >> i believe the political forces driving today's events are just that. it's politically driven >> reporter: in a statement, donald trump himself, who was not charged calling