 and may face difficultly in securing loans and financing.Allen Weisselberg, a long-serving chief financial officer for the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty to financial crimes in August as part of the case and is co-operating with prosecutors in exchange for a more lenient sentence. He is expected to testify next week in the Manhattan courtroom, and will face sentencing after he speaks. He could be sentenced to 5 to 15 years if he refused to co-operate at trial.In a plea agreement, the 75-year-old admitted his involvement in the scheme and to receiving private school tuition for his grandchildren, BMW cars and a home in Manhattan in exchange for his work. Jury selection concluded on Friday after four women and eight men were chosen, as well as six alternatives in case a juror is dismissed for any reason. Defence lawyers for the Trump Organization say it has been difficult to find neutral jurors, and have called on lawyers to "keep politics out" of the courtroom.The Trump Organization, through two corporate entities - the Trump Corporation and Trump Payroll Corporation - has pleaded not guilty){kind=link}
A criminal trial against the Trump Organization, which is accused of paying untaxed perks to its executives for 15 years, has begun in New York.
The real estate business run by the former president’s family is synonymous with Donald Trump, but neither he nor his family members are on trial.
A former executive who worked for Mr Trump for decades and pleaded guilty in August is expected to testify.
It is one of three legal cases that Mr Trump and his company face in New York.
New York City prosecutors accuse the company of running a scheme to pay executives off books and by offering them untaxed perks.