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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Thursday took aim at the now-defunct Trump University, which has been accused of being a scam.
“In New York, we have laws against business fraud, we have laws against consumer fraud,” Schneiderman said in an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos on “Good Morning America.” “We have a law against running an illegal, unlicensed university. This never was a university. The fraud started with the name of the organization, and you can’t just go around saying this is the George Stephanopoulos Law Firm/Hospital/University without actually qualifying and registering, so it was really a fraud from beginning to end.”
Trump University, an unaccredited for-profit company launched by presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump in 2005, offered courses in real estate and investment. Documents unsealed by a federal judge earlier this week pertaining to a lawsuit against the venture revealed how its salespeople were told to deliberately mislead potential customers, manipulate their emotions and ignore their concerns about parting ways with, in some cases, tens of thousands of dollars.
“It’s fraud. This is just straight up fraud. It’s like selling people something you say is a Mercedes and it turns out to be a Volkswagen,” Schneiderman added in a separate interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “And even if some people say, ‘Well, I actually kind of like the Volkswagen,’ it’s still fraud, ‘cause it’s not a Mercedes. This is not a university.”
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Says Trump University Was 'Straight Up Fraud'
If there's one thing NYS does not mess around with these days, it's fraud.
Wellllllllllllll there was this little banking crisis a few years ago, built on similar fraud, and yet how many have been thrown in jail.. hell even investigated/charged by anyone?
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Says Trump University Was 'Straight Up Fraud'
If there's one thing NYS does not mess around with these days, it's fraud.
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Says Trump University Was 'Straight Up Fraud'
If there's one thing NYS does not mess around with these days, it's fraud.
Not much the state could have done about that. That was fully under the purview of the SEC, which failed miserably.
Hillary may be sorry she ever brought this up: Hillary University: Bill Clinton Bagged $16.46 Million from For-Profit College as State Dept. Funneled $55 Million Back - Breitbart
Hillary's for profit makes Trump University look like Harvard.
There has been a ton of fraud in for profit universities and trade schools, which the government long tolerated with barely a whimper. Also I get rich scheme invites often land in my mailbox, so lets not pretend that Trump U is unusual. It would have been nice had he not done this sleazy business though, sometimes he goes too far in keeping up his self image as a hustler.
In June 2010, "Trump University" changed its name to "The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative."[1]
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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Says Trump University Was 'Straight Up Fraud'
If there's one thing NYS does not mess around with these days, it's fraud.
His image as a hustler is well deserved, but hey, don't let that stop your support. People like you will forgive Trump regardless of anything he does. Trump's supporters are no better than Trump himself, just a little dumber.
Because I have learned in life that desperate times often require desperate measures.
I am fine with rolling the dice with Trump.
He is the best play on the table.
Seriously.
To some voters I guess supporting a bigot like Trump falls in line with there beliefs. My wife is Mexican, we both hate Trump with a passion. Hopefully we will see the Hispanic vote this November sink Trump's hopes and save this country from ruin.
I am pretty sure Trump will do better with Hispanics than Romney did.
We will know soon enough.
I am pretty sure Trump will do better with Hispanics than Romney did.
We will know soon enough.
You post demonstrates that hope really is one of humanity's most enduring qualities.
Well, since the only republican candidate since 1980 who did worse than Romney with hispanics was Dole you're not setting the bar very high.
There has been a ton of fraud in for profit universities and trade schools, which the government long tolerated with barely a whimper. Also I get rich scheme invites often land in my mailbox, so lets not pretend that Trump U is unusual. It would have been nice had he not done this sleazy business though, sometimes he goes too far in keeping up his self image as a hustler.
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