Lawyers for Donald Trump's company, CFO plead not guilty to tax crime charges
Lawyers for Donald Trump's company have pleaded not guilty to tax crime charges, along with the Trump Organisation's longtime finance chief.
It is the first criminal case arising from a two-year investigation into the former president's company.
Trump Organisation CFO Allen Weisselberg was arraigned a day after a grand jury returned an indictment charging him and Trump's company with tax crimes.
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File photo from Wednesday January 11, 2017, shows Donald Trump, his chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, and Donald Trump Jr. AP
The lawyers for the Trump Organisation pleaded not guilty to scheme to defraud and other charges, including conspiracy, grand larceny and tax fraud.
Trump himself was not charged.
The case against Weisselberg and the Trump Organisation involves fringe benefits given to employees, like the use of apartments, cars and school tuition.
Weisselberg, 73, has worked for the Trump Organisation for decades and has intimate knowledge of its business dealings that could be useful to prosecutors looking to dig deeper into the company.
However, his lawyers say he will fight the charges, and there's no indication he is willing to cooperate.
Cyrus Vance Jr, New York County District Attorney, arrives at New York State supreme court. AP
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