Allen Weisselberg, the former CFO of the Trump Organization, was sentenced to five months in jail for perjury on Wednesday during the New York civil fraud trial involving the former president of the United States and other parties.

“The sentence, handed down by a state court judge in Manhattan, came just five days before Mr. Trump is to go on trial in the same courthouse on accusations that he covered up a sex scandal. Mr. Weisselberg was not charged in the same case as Mr. Trump, but he would not be headed to jail if not for his former boss’s own troubles: Prosecutors set their sights on Mr. Weisselberg after he refused to turn on Mr. Trump,” the New York Times reported.

“Last month, Mr. Weisselberg, 76, pleaded guilty to two counts of perjury committed while he was being questioned in 2020 by the New York attorney general’s office, which was investigating Mr. Trump for fraud,” the outlet added.

The entire sentencing process was quicker and less dramatic than his previous jail sentence in early 2023, taking only about three minutes.

New York Attorney General Letitia James conducted a fraud investigation that resulted in the most recent charges against Weisselberg. She charged that Trump and several of his associates, including Weisselberg, had inflated their financial statements to obtain better loan terms. Banks that Trump did business with for decades, however, testified during his civil fraud trial that they only made money with him and did their own due diligence when it came to the valuation of his properties.

The Trump Organization’s former CFO received a $1 million fine and was banned from holding financial leadership positions with any New York-based business due to his involvement.

The attorneys for Trump have criticized Weisselberg’s prosecution, citing his advanced age as justification. They contend that he is an innocent target of Trump’s extensive investigation.