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Trump’s company set to face criminal charges as finance officer surrenders
Former US President Donald Trump’s long-serving chief financial officer has surrendered to the Manhattan district attorney’s office
Allen H. Weisselberg, surrendered on Thursday to the Manhattan district attorney’s office as he and the Trump Organisation are set to face charges in connection with a tax investigation.
The exact charges were not yet known, but prosecutors were expected to unseal an indictment later in today against Mr. Weisselberg and the Trump Organisation.
Mr. Weisselberg, accompanied by his lawyer walked into the Lower Manhattan building that houses the criminal courts and the district attorney’s office about 6:20 a.m.
The cheif financial officer is expected to appear in court in the afternoon along with representatives of the Trump Organisation.
The charges against the Trump Organisation and Mr. Weisselberg — whom Mr. Trump once praised for doing “whatever was necessary to protect the bottom line” — emerged from the district attorney’s sweeping inquiry into the business practices of Mr. Trump and his company.