<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Trump Org. subject of criminal probe in New York"/><ul aria-label="Story Highlights" class="gnt_ar_sh"><li class="gnt_ar_sh_li">Allen Weisselberg, Trump Org CFO, is also expected to face charges, the Wall Street Journal reports</li></ul><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The Trump Organization, the namesake enterprise founded by former President Donald Trump, is expected to be charged as soon as Thursday with tax-related offenses as part of a long-running inquiry headed by the Manhattan district attorney and New York's attorney general into the operations of the family real estate business, a source confirmed to USA TODAY. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The Wall Street Journal also reported that Allen Weisselberg, the company's CFO, is expected to face charges for allegedly failing to pay taxes on fringe benefits from the company, including school tuition, according to the report.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The district attorney's office declined comment Wednesday on the targets and timing of the legal action. </p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:451px" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/06/30/USAT/4a343996-aea6-4eec-a6fa-5926f8b5d421-AP_Trump_Legal_Troubles.jpg?width=660&height=451&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" decoding="async" alt="In this Jan. 11, 2017, shows President-elect Donald Trump, left, his chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, center, and his son Donald Trump Jr., right, attend a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. Manhattan prosecutors have informed Donald Trump’s company that it could soon face criminal charges stemming from a long-running investigation into the former president’s business dealings. The New York Times reported that charges could be filed against the Trump Organization as early as next week related to fringe benefits the company gave to top executives, such as use of apartments."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The charges would come just days after Trump attorneys met with local prosecutors in a failed attempt to persuade prosecutors not to proceed with their case, lawyer Ron Fischetti said. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Fischetti told USA TODAY last week that prosecutors had not succeeded in securing the cooperation of Weisselberg, and that he expected charges to be filed against the company and possibly Weisselberg, as soon as this week. </p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">For more than two years, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has been digging deep into the operations of the Trump family business for possible fraud involving banks, insurance companies and taxing entities. Last month, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that a...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/30/trump-organization-tax-charges-expected-thursday/5366841001/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
