Guilty Plea

Allen Weisselberg Pleads Guilty to 15 Felonies, Agrees to Testify Against Trump Organization

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Allen Weisselberg, the longtime Chief Financial Officer of the Trump Organization who served the company for nearly five decades, pleaded guilty in New York state court to 15 felony counts related to a 15-year tax fraud scheme, admitting he failed to pay taxes on $1.7 million in income including …

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Michael Flynn Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI About Russian Contacts

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Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI regarding his conversations with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the presidential transition. Flynn became the first White House official and the highest-ranking Trump administration member …

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George Papadopoulos Becomes First Trump Campaign Official to Plead Guilty in Mueller Probe

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George Papadopoulos, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, secretly pleaded guilty on October 5, 2017, to making false statements to FBI agents about his contacts with individuals connected to the Russian government. The guilty plea, which became public on …

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