NEW YORK (AP) As Donald Trump s longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg helped spare the former presidents real estate empire from its last existential threat, staving off insolvency after casino bankruptcies and an airline failure in the 1990s.

Now, after a recent jail stint for tax fraud, Weisselberg is front and center again set to testify Tuesday in the civil trial in New York Attorney General Letitia James fraud lawsuit against Trump and his company, the Trump Organization.

Weisselberg, also a defendant in the lawsuit, is expected to testify about his role in preparing Trumps annual financial statements including conversations they had while finalizing the documents, which were given to banks, insurers and others to make deals and secure loans.

James lawsuit alleges that Weisselberg engineered Trumps financial statements to meet his demands that they show increases in his net worth and signed off on lofty valuations for assets despite appraisals to the contrary.