Allen Weisselberg, one of former President\u00a0Donald Trump’s\u00a0most trusted and loyal employees, was escorted out of court in handcuffs Tuesday after being sentenced to five months in jail for evading more than $1.7 million in taxes on unreported income in the form of company-provided perks that included the rent on his Manhattan apartment, the leases on cars for himself and his wife and tuition for his grandchildren.
\nWeisselberg, 75, was sentenced to five months on Rikers Island, New York City’s notorious jail complex, followed by five years’ probation, after he\u00a0pleaded guilty in August\u00a0to orchestrating a 15-year tax scheme while working at the Trump Organization as chief financial officer.
\nHe appeared for his sentencing dressed casually in blue pants, a white T-shirt and an olive green fleece jacket.
\n“He is obviously dressed the way he is dressed because he expects to be remanded today,” defense attorney Nicholas Gravante told the judge.
\nAs part of a plea deal, Weisselberg testified over three days in November against the Trump Organization at its criminal trial, which resulted in a\u00a0conviction against the company\u00a0for paying the personal expenses of some executives without reporting them as income, and for compensating them as independent contractors instead of full-time employees.<\/p>\n