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Allen Weisselberg, former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, was sentenced to five months in prison on Wednesday after admitting to lying under oath.

The Details: Weisselberg admitted to prosecutors that he lied to New York Attorney General Letitia James and her investigators during Trump’s civil fraud case, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Weisselberg reportedly lied about the value of some of Trump's properties and assets.

For Context: It's Weisselberg's second criminal conviction relating to his work for the Trump Organization. He pleaded guilty to 15 counts of tax fraud in 2022.

How the Media Covered It: Sources across the spectrum covered the news as a top story on Wednesday. Some left-rated sources like HuffPost (Left bias) drew a more direct connection between Trump and Weisselberg, saying the ex-CFO lied "about his role in Donald Trump’s financial statements."

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Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization’s former chief financial officer, was sentenced to five months in prison after he admitted to lying during the ex-president’s New York civil fraud trial.

Weisselberg, 76, appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday morning for a two-minute sentencing hearing before Judge Laurie Peterson.

The ex-Trump money wizard, wearing a black jacket and blue sweatpants, did not make a statement in court. He was cuffed and led away from the hearing by court officers.

Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, has been sentenced to five months in jail for lying under oath about his role in Donald Trump’s financial statements, according to The Associated Press.

Last month, Weisselberg pleaded guilty to two counts of perjury after reaching a deal with prosecutors from the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

“Weisselberg looks forward to putting this situation behind him,” Seth L. Rosenberg, one of his lawyers, said at the time.

Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in jail after pleading guilty last month to perjury charges for lying to investigators and a judge about Donald Trump's finances.

Judge Laurie Peterson handed down the sentence at a hearing in Manhattan criminal court. The sentence was in line with the punishment the judge said she would impose at Weisselberg's March 4 plea hearing.