Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization who served for a long time, is expected to plead guilty to perjury on Monday for lying during the civil fraud trial involving the former president.
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The 76-year-old, who had a 50-year tenure at the company, is prepared to confess that he provided false information during the trial that caused in a large fine for Donald Trump. The specific charges and potential consequences of his guilty plea are still unknown.
Weisselberg arrived at the Manhattan District Attorney's office before 7 a.m. ET and was expected to enter a guilty plea on Monday morning. The New York Times previously reported that Weisselberg was in negotiations to plead guilty to lying on the witness stand in the Trump business fraud lawsuit.
Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron, who oversaw the fraud trial, requested details regarding the Times' report. Trump is appealing Engoron's ruling that he pay over $454 million in fines and interest for providing false information on financial records.
Weisselberg may also face charges for allegedly deceiving investigators in the fraud inquiry in New York, which could result in further time behind bars in Rikers Island. This would mark his second criminal conviction, despite his loyalty to Trump.
Accusations that Weisselberg committed perjury during his testimony at the Trump Organization civil fraud trial emerged last year after Forbes reported that he had lied under oath. The publication cited old emails from Weisselberg where he tried to persuade reporters that Trump's apartment in Trump Tower was more valuable than their estimations.
These emails opposes Weisselberg's sworn statement that he had never considered the measurements of the apartment, which was inaccurately listed as much larger than its true size in some documents.
