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Former President Donald Trump announces a third run for president as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022. A prosecutor on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, said Trump “knew exactly what was going on” with top Trump Organization executives who schemed for years to dodge taxes on company-paid perks. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

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Prosecutor: Donald Trump knew about exec's tax fraud scheme
By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press
Thu,12/01/22-11:05AM , 93 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump “knew exactly what was going on” with top Trump Organization executives who schemed for years to dodge taxes on company-paid perks, a prosecutor said Thursday, challenging defense claims that the former pre
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Trump Organization's former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg, center, arrives to court on Nov. 15, 2022, in New York. Closing arguments are slated for Thursday, Dec. 1, in Donald Trump's company’s criminal tax fraud case. Prosecutors and defense lawyers say those could take seven hours or more. Those projections speak to the complexity of the case, which stems from longtime Trump Organization finance chief Weisselberg's 15-year scheme to avoid taxes on company-paid perks including an apartment and luxury cars. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

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Key allegations, witnesses as Trump Org. trial winds down
By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press
Tue,11/29/22-6:30PM , 133 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s inaugural address clocked in at just 16 minutes. Closing arguments that are slated for Thursday in his company’s criminal tax fraud case? Prosecutors and defense lawyers say those could take seven hours or more.
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Donald Bender, left, a former accountant for Donald Trump, arrives at Manhattan criminal court, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in New York. Prosecutors in the Trump Organization's criminal tax fraud trial rested their case Monday earlier than expected, pinning hopes for convicting Donald Trump's company largely on the word of two top executives who cut deals before testifying they schemed to avoid taxes on company-paid perks. (AP Photo/Michael Sisak)

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Accountant testifies Trump claimed decade of huge tax losses
By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press
Tue,11/22/22-6:11PM , 119 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump reported losses on his tax returns every year for a decade, including nearly $700 million in 2009 and $200 million in 2010, his longtime accountant testified Tuesday, confirming long-held suspicions about the former president’s tax practices.
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Trump Organization's former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg arrives to the courtroom in New York, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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Trump Org.'s longtime CFO chokes up, says he betrayed trust
By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press
Thu,11/17/22-1:42PM , 69 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s longtime finance chief choked up on the witness stand Thursday, saying he betrayed the Trump family's trust by scheming to dodge taxes on $1.7 million in company-paid perks, including a Manhattan apartmen
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