Some key points and questions.
1. Yes, these are indictments.
2. Yes, it's criminal. (See Leona Helmsley)
3. The investigation is ongoing.
4. No, this is not how every corporation works. At least not ones who don't want to commit tax fraud.
5. No, it was not a lot of money, likely around $100,000 a year for a guy making just under a million a year.
6. One of the charges were for altering financial records...you know...cooking the books. So, not just a case of taking a company stamp.
But there are some important questions here. Mainly, why? Why not just give the guy a raise so he doesn't have to allegedly come up with these illegal schemes to get extra money each year?
WHY WOULD ALLEN WEISSELBERG TOLERATE HAVING TO CHEAT ON HIS TAXES RATHER THAN GETTING A RAISE?
Also, since this is ongoing, we don't know who else might be involved. The NYT reported late last year that Ivanka was being paid consulting fees while she was also getting a salary. Was this a similar arrangement? Who else might have been benefitting?
Finally, here's an interesting thread that details how this could cause huge implications for trump. And it also points to some of the other theories over the years as to his loans being obtained with cooked books, etc.
And before any of you go there, I'm not even entertaining the thought that this will touch trump at all. He's a cockroach. He's not the sharpest tool, but he's proven he knows how to survive and protect himself.