China News Service, August 14. According to the Associated Press, on the 12th local time, a New York judge said that Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization (CFO), will stand trial this fall on charges of tax fraud. .
FILE PHOTO: Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Weisselberg.
Judge Melkan in Manhattan said jury selection for the case is planned to begin Oct. 24.
Judge Melkan reportedly rejected requests from Weisselberg's lawyers and the Trump Organization to drop the case, but he had dropped a tax fraud charge against the company, citing a statute of limitations.
Attorneys in the Democrat-led Manhattan district are punishing Weisselberg for not raising objections to former President Trump, Weisselberg's lawyers said.
The judge denied this and said the evidence presented to the grand jury was "legally sufficient to support the allegations in the indictment" and that the proceedings were conducted properly.
If all goes ahead as planned, Weisselberg and the Trump Organization will stand trial during the U.S. midterm elections in November, when Trump's Republican Party could win control of one or both houses of Congress, the report said.
Meanwhile, Trump has been preparing for a possible 2024 presidential bid.
Weisselberg, who was arrested and indicted in July 2021, faces 15 charges, including participating in a 15-year tax evasion scheme, as previously reported.
Beginning in 2005, Weisselberg underreported $1.76 million in income and concealed his New York residence to avoid paying income taxes, prosecutors said.