Trump ‘school’ sued for fraud

AP ^ | 5/9/2011 | AP

[mewykwistmas]

"At the time, Trump was marketing his seminar program as an "Ivy-League quality" school.

But a current class action lawsuit against the learning institute--now known as the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative--begs to differ, the Huffington Post reports. The program continues to face accusations it's nothing more than a scam preying on individuals hoping to make it rich in the real estate business, purporting to make participants into "apprentices" of Trump and offer insider secrets.

More specifically, the lawsuit claims that the for-profit institution is a ripoff that pressures individuals into spending money, especially on ventures in which the "school's" mentors and associates have a financial stake. (Trump has filed a $100 million counterclaim for defamation.)"

[mewykwistmas]

More here http://gawker.com/#!5530699/donald-trumps-scam-school-gets-sued "A California woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against the unaccredited Trump University claiming she was swindled into spending $60,000 on bogus seminars and a trip to Home Depot. Swindled by Donald Trump! Imagine that!

Tarla Makaeff filed the suit in federal court on Friday. Makaeff says she spent nearly $60,000 on seminars after she was promised a one-year apprenticeship and a "complete" real estate education. Instead, she says the seminars were more like "infomercials," aimed at upselling students to enroll in Trump University's $35,000 "Gold Program."

[familyop]

"The Huffington Post" would see women's studies programs as being more valuable and less deserving of class action suits.

[D-fendr]

Trump’s political ambitions are as dead as bin Laden.

No need for AP to pile on.

[Baynative]

In an “Ivy-League quality” school students who major in business pay $50,000 a year to be taught by professors who with no track record in business. A bachelor’s degree requires four years.

[Publius6961]

...and the current publication of these charges are a complete and total coincidence.

Did anyone see that title to Obama's Chicago house was transferred to several of his supporters?
No?

[Longbow1969]

Sounds like Trump’s school is nothing but a “coaching” scam. You can waste your money on the same stuff by investing in the “get rich quick” coaching stuff on Sci Fi at 4 AM in the morning.

[ncalburt]

So you believed without question a Obama Media Joint venture hit piece from the Huffington Puffington Post and All Propaganda outlets ?

[Mike Darancette]

Tarla Makaeff filed the suit in federal court on Friday.

I wonder if Gloria Allred is the shyster.

[jmaroneps37]

AP doing Obama’s bidding.