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Disgraced former Trump Organization chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg recently found himself in a tough spot I know all too well. Like Weisselberg, I was prosecuted for tax fraud by the government. And like him, I was “dead to rights” and looking for a way to mitigate my circumstances. If you really want to know how all this works, how the government handles offenders like us, and what he’s going through, I’m your guy.
It’s not fun.
Weisselberg refused to testify against Donald Trump directly, frustrating what remains of the criminal investigation into the former president by Manhattan prosecutors. But he has agreed to testify against his former employer—that is, Trump’s company.