Jennifer Weisselberg says her former father-in-law Allen Weisselberg will flip on Trump and assist prosecutors
She said there was nothing legal going on at the company
Her ex husband Barry Weisselberg managed skating rings for the Trump Organization and Allen paid for his grandkids pricy private school
Former Trump Organization executive Barbara Res believes top Trump lieutenant Allen Weisselberg has flipped on the former president
She said Weisselberg would be concerned about implications for his son
Prosecutors looking to see if those tuition payments were tax fraud
The NY State Attorney General s office has opened a criminal investigation
Weisselberg is the longtime CFO at The Trump Organization
Reports: Trump Organization CFO under criminal tax investigation
Former President Trump and Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg at Trump Tower in New York City in 2017. Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
The New York attorney general s office has begun a criminal tax investigation into Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, CNN first reported Wednesday.
Why it matters: Weisselberg has not been accused of any wrongdoing, but investigators are pushing for him to cooperate with them in their investigation into former President Trump s organization, per CNN and the New York Times.
The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) announced on Tuesday a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization, working with the Manhattan district attorney s office while also keeping open its civil inquiry into the company s financial records.
Allen Weisselberg, the longtime CFO of the Trump Organization and a key lieutenant of Donald Trump s, has turned on the former president, an ex-top executive predicted.
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Updated: May 19 2021, 3:10 ET
THE Trump Organization is now under an active criminal investigation as prosecutors continue to examine the former president s business dealings, the New York Attorney General s office revealed yesterday.
The probe is no longer purely civil, the AG s office said in a statement to CNN.
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New York AG Letitia James s office is investigating TrumpCredit: AP We have informed the Trump Organization that our investigation into the Organization is no longer purely civil in nature, spokesperson Fabien Levy told the outlet. We are now actively investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity, along with the Manhattan DA. We have no additional comment.