AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : The judge said Weisselberg will have to pay nearly $2 million in taxes, penalties and interest and complete five years of probation.
42% : Judge Laura Cardinal ruled on Aug. 8 that the late Paul Adams waived his right to keep his confessions secret when he posted videos of himself sexually abusing his two daughters on the Internet, boasted of the abuse on social media, and confessed to federal law enforcement agents, who arrested him in 2017 with no help from the church.
39% :Clergy in Arizona, as in many other states, are required to report information about child sexual abuse or neglect to law enforcement or child welfare authorities.
37% : The company is accused of helping Weisselberg and other executives avoid income taxes by failing to report their full compensation accurately to the government.
28% : A top executive at former President Donald Trump's family business pleaded guilty Thursday to evading taxes on a free apartment and other perks, striking a deal with prosecutors that could make him a star witness against the company at a trial this fall.

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