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The Trump Organization's former CFO, Allen Weisselberg, arrives at court Tuesday in New York. The longtime Donald Trump lieutenant who became a star prosecution witness and helped convict the former president's company of tax fraud pleaded guilty for dodging taxes on $1.7 million in company-paid perks.

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Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months for his role in Trump Organization tax fraud

3:10pm January 10, 2023

by Ilya Marritz

The company's longtime chief financial officer had pleaded guilty to 15 felonies and testified against the Trump Organization, which was convicted last month and is set to be sentenced on Friday.

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention in 2016. Prosecutors say Manafort "brazenly violated the law."

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Paul Manafort 'Brazenly' Broke The Law, Special Counsel Says In Sentencing Memo

10:02pm February 23, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Prosecutors for special counsel Robert Mueller described President Trump's former campaign chairman as a "hardened" criminal who broke the law in a "bold" fashion.

Illinois gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker says he will repay Cook County $330,000 in taxes he avoided after having toilets removed from a property so it would be considered uninhabitable. Pritzker is seen here on Monday in Chicago.

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Illinois Gov. Candidate Removed Mansion's Toilets To Dodge Taxes, Report Finds

7:39pm October 03, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

J.B. Pritzker had five toilets removed so a property would be classified "uninhabitable" on his taxes, according to the Cook County inspector general. Pritzker says he will repay the county $330,000.