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applegrove

(118,696 posts)
Tue Jun 21, 2016, 08:25 PM Jun 2016

Trump May Have Committed Fraud

Trump May Have Committed Fraud

https://politicalwire.com/2016/06/21/trump-may-have-committed-fraud/

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“If Donald Trump’s claims that certain of his commercial ventures benefit charity are untrue, he could be held liable under Section 349 of New York’s General Business Law, which forbids deceptive business acts and practices, as well as under charitable solicitation laws, according to legal experts,” Politico reports.

“In promoting products as varied as Trump University, Trump Vodka, a Trump board game and his latest book, Crippled America, the businessman has declared that the proceeds would go to charity. None of Trump’s proceeds from Trump University have gone to charity, and only a few hundred dollars of charitable giving related to Trump Vodka has been accounted for.”


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wiggs

(7,814 posts)
7. Is it fraud if he competes for the nomination but doesn't actually run a campaign or
Tue Jun 21, 2016, 10:06 PM
Jun 2016

raise money?

He's his party's pick (for now)...is there an expectation of performance? Is there a contract? What are the rules?

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)
8. If this was Hillary they'd already have her in an orange jump suit, this dude needs to go to jail...
Tue Jun 21, 2016, 10:25 PM
Jun 2016

... after all this is over.

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