From: karmabum@anashram.com

When lawyers asked Donald Trump more than a decade ago to identify who estimated values on some of his signature properties, he shrugged and
pointed to his longtime accountant, Allen Weisselberg.

“I think ultimately probably Mr. Weisselberg,” he said, testifying in 2007 in a defamation lawsuit he brought against a journalist, a case that
hinged on whether Trump had inflated the value of his business empire. “I never got too much involved, other than I would give my opinion.”

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1404439/accountant-faces-pressure-to-turn-on-trump-in-criminal-probe

A judge dismissed that suit, but Trump’s comments illustrate the
challenges now facing Weisselberg, 73, as he comes under scrutiny in
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s investigation into whether the
former U.S. president and his Trump Organization committed financial
crimes.

Few people have been as deeply involved in Trump’s finances as
Weisselberg, a trusted figure in Trump’s family business who began working for Trump’s father, Fred, in 1973 at the company’s Brooklyn office, paying bills and tracking the rental payments from apartment towers.

Legal experts and a source familiar with the criminal investigation say prosecutors’ apparent goal is to convince Weisselberg to cooperate with
the probe into Trump’s dealings.

“They want him to turn,” said the person familiar with the investigation.

A spokesman for Vance declined to comment. Lawyers for Weisselberg and
Trump did not respond to requests for comment.

The Manhattan district attorney said in an August filing that the office
is investigating “possibly extensive and protracted criminal conduct” at the Trump Organization, though he has not fully disclosed the scope of the probe. In a September filing, he said “mountainous” misconduct allegations could justify a grand jury probe into possible tax fraud, insurance fraud,
and falsifying business records.

Vance’s office and a separate civil probe by New York Attorney General Letitia James are both examining whether Trump misrepresented the value of
his assets for tax benefits, among other potential violations.

Weisselberg’s unique position in the Trump Organization puts him among a small number of people who could provide prosecutors with crucial evidence
of intent to commit fraud. Legal experts say Trump may try to put distance between himself and any controversial valuations of his properties and businesses by citing Weisselberg’s role as a financial gatekeeper, as he
did in the 2007 defamation case.

“It may very well be that Weisselberg will be Trump’s defense in a
criminal case,” said Michael Bachner, a defense attorney who once worked
as a prosecutor with Vance in the Manhattan office.

If Trump argues that he merely relied on the advice of his accountants and lawyers, Weisselberg could be in the position of having to take the heat himself for any potentially fraudulent dealings, Bachner said – unless the accountant makes a deal with prosecutors and implicates Trump.

“If I’m Trump, I’ve got to be nervous about this,” he said.

### - hmmm, cross capone and ya know what's likely to happen!?

i.e., ya wake up in a lake one mornin' wearing cement overshoes LOL ! :)))

that is unless you're in some kinda witness protection program?

coz i seen that movie before and that's what happens in gangster-world
innit ;)

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