New York prosecutors have evidence that Allen Weisselberg's son avoided taxes by living rent-free in

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Trump's apartment, report says

New York prosecutors investigating Donald Trump's sprawling business empire have evidence that Barry Weisselberg, a Trump Organization employee, avoided taxes by living rent-free in a luxury apartment Trump owned, The Daily Beast reported on Sunday.

Weisselberg, the manager of Trump's Wollman ice rink in Central Park, is the son of Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization's chief financial officer, who in July was charged alongside the company with tax-related crimes including scheme to defraud and grand larceny.

Now prosecutors have evidence - delivered by Barry Weisselberg's ex-wife, Jennifer - that he avoided paying taxes using similar methods, The Daily Beast reported.

The report said Jennifer Weisselberg, a cooperating witness, handed over a decade's worth of tax returns and financial documents showing that her ex-husband did not report all his income and that he received corporate perks that should have been declared as taxable income.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/new-york-prosecutors-have-evidence-that-allen-weisselbergs-son-also-avoided-taxes-by-living-rent-free-in-trumps-apartment-report-says/ar-AAN6ACl

Possibly nicer accommodations than Trump's head where Hillary and Obama live rent free.

[Deminpenn]

1. Allen might be willing to serve jail time for

Trump, but wonder how he feels about that possibility for his son, too?

[MyOwnPeace]

4. I'm guessing that after working for TFG.......

for THAT long he's gonna' be inclined to be like his 'boss' - willing to sell out ANYONE to keep himself free....

[Budi]

2. LOL..."Barry Weisselberg's ex-wife, Jennifer"

That's some payback for a lousy marriage to lousy Barry Weisselberg.

[NCjack]

3. Barry just got his report card from his ex-wife. He should have studied

and practiced more diligently.

[Ray Bruns]

5. Where the hell is the IRS in all this?

[Budi]

7. K & R Yet, if some schmo in Schmoville America misses a tax deadline...

I don't get it either

It took an ex-wife to bust the scam.

sigh..

[jimfields33]

6. I didn't know you had to pay taxes even if just staying at a friends home for a few months rent free

I wonder how many really put that on their taxes.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

8. Doesn't matter if your friend is not your employer and it's not a company owned house.

It gets dicey if it’s an employee/employer relationship.

Their defense will be it was just a friend staying in an empty unit and not part of his compensation.

[msfiddlestix]

9. I never understood why this bit was something to get excited about.

I'm like: yeah, so? isn't this a problem so common that any green, first year law student can make go away?

And oh by the way, this is so not the thing that is going to bring down this house of cards.

Speaking of house of cards, why the hell are they still standing?

[Phoenix61]

13. Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion. nt

[msfiddlestix]

14. true dat.

ahhh... whatever happened to the good ole days, when there was corruption but the bad guys got their come uppins for tax evasion if all else failed?

If only that's the way the world goes down these days...

[smb]

10. Does This Mean That People Can Avoid Taxes If They Live Rent-Free In Trump's Head? nt

[PJMcK]

11. A not-so-minor point

The Wollman Rink is not owned by the Trump Organization. It is owned by the City of New York. A subsidiary of the Trump Org. manages the rink under a concession contract with NYC. Barry Weisselberg is the manager of the facility under that contract.

In mid-January, NYC cancelled all of the contracts that the Trump Org. had with the city, including the skating rink, the golf course in the Bronx and other facilities. The city took this action in response to Trump's incitement of the attempted coup on January 6th by Trump's supporters.

[Baked Potato]

12. These are small charges intended to get some flippage on Big Orange. IMO. NT

[Johnny2X2X]

15. This stuff adds up

But it's normal, the rich expense most of their lives to avoid paying taxes. From free rent, to free travel, to free clothing and use of cars, the truly rich make an art out of living for free without paying taxes on it. The average American has no idea this is how the rich live and they'd be livid if they found out.

I mean, the Trump's have homes they've gotten designated as being on nature preserves to avoid paying taxes on them, it goes on and on.