Former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg Released from Jail

Published on July 19, 2024

Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was released from jail on July 19, according to New York City’s Department of Correction. He served three months of a five-month sentence at Rikers Island after he pleaded guilty in April to two counts of perjury stemming from false testimony he gave during a July 2023 deposition. The deposition was part of a civil fraud trial where he was accused of evading taxes related to perks—such as luxury vehicles and a rent-free apartment—he had when he was at the Trump Organization. “Allen Weisselberg accepted responsibility for his conduct and now looks forward to the end of this life-altering experience and to returning to his family and his retirement,” said Mr. Weisselberg’s attorney, Seth Rosenberg, in a statement, after his client was sentenced on the perjury counts on April 10....

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