Schneiderman: Trump University fraud 'pretty straightforward'

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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said that evidence of the fraud perpetrated by Trump University is "pretty straightforward."

"It [was] a bait and switch scheme," he said on CNN's New Day Friday, defending his and other lawsuits against the school. "He did ads saying my hand-picked instructors will teach you my personal secrets. You just copy what I did and get rich."

But Schneiderman said evidence in the case makes clear that Trump was not involved in hiring instructors, and that he didn't create the program's curriculum.

"If you tell people we're going to teach you Donald Trump's secrets, and he never had any part in writing the curriculum, that's fraud," Schneiderman said.

Schneiderman said thousands of students paid millions of dollars to the school, which closed in 2010. While the attorney general's suit is a civil suit rather than a criminal action, Trump could face millions in fines, Schneiderman said.

"This is the equivalent of putting up a sign that says Trump Hospital, when it's not, and the people in it aren't nurses and doctors," he said.

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http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/04/news/companies/donald-trump-eric-schneiderman/index.html

[lame54]

1. that's one of the secrets...

lie your ass off

congratulations - here's your degree

[gratuitous]

2. The question that hangs over this is, why isn't there a criminal proceeding?

Sure, it's good to get people's money back to them when they've been cheated by a con artist, but it's even better if the con artist is taken out of circulation for a little while to ruminate on his crimes. If the evidence for fraud is "pretty straightforward," Mr. Attorney General, then why aren't you prosecuting the perpetrator for criminal fraud?

[exboyfil]

4. We all know the answer

George Orwell expressed it well.

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

[bullwinkle428]

3. I recall something that came out when this first surfaced years ago -

the guy that was hired to be the "dean" of sorts was supposed to be some kind of veteran Wall Street executive that had years and years of experience in the world of high finance. It turned out he literally had about two weeks experience as an entry-level stockbroker.

If anyone needs evidence of the kind of "care" Trump administration would take in choosing appointees, they have to look no further than this.

[Chelsea2032]

5. For Profit Colleges are a Fraud

Phoenix, Trump and all the rest.