speaking of stealing.............
A.G. Schneiderman Statement On Final Trump University Settlement
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released the following statement upon U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel’s order finalizing the $25 million Trump University settlement:
“Judge Curiel's order finalizing the $25 million Trump University settlement means that victims of Donald Trump’s fraudulent university will finally receive the relief they deserve. We are particularly pleased that the final settlement we negotiated with class counsel ensures that members of the class will receive an even higher settlement than anyone originally anticipated.
This settlement marked a stunning reversal by President Trump, who for years refused to compensate the victims of his sham university.
My office won’t hesitate to hold those who commit fraud accountable, no matter how rich or powerful they may be.”
In 2013, Attorney General Schneiderman sued Donald Trump for swindling thousands of Americans out of millions of dollars through Trump University. In late 2016, Attorney General Schneiderman and class counsel announced a $25 million settlement in the Trump University case.
A.G. Schneiderman Statement On Final Trump University Settlement | New York State Attorney General
Trump 'bought painting of himself for $60k using his own charity cash, then kept it'
February 28, 2019
Donald J. Trump Pays Court-Ordered $2 Million For Illegally Using Trump Foundation Funds
Trump Ordered to Pay Eight Separate Charities $250,000 Each
Remaining $1.8 Million in Trump Foundation Bank Account Disbursed Among Charities
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after Donald J. Trump was forced to pay more than $2 million in court-ordered damages to eight different charities for illegally misusing charitable funds at the Trump Foundation for political purposes:
“Not only has the Trump Foundation shut down for its misconduct, but the president has been forced to pay $2 million for misusing charitable funds for his own political gain. Charities are not a means to an end, which is why these damages speak to the president’s abuse of power and represent a victory for not-for-profits that follow the law. Funds have finally gone where they deserve — to eight credible charities. My office will continue to fight for accountability because no one is above the law — not a businessman, not a candidate for office, and not even the president of the United States.”
Donald J. Trump Pays Court-Ordered $2 Million For Illegally Using Trump Foundation Funds | New York State Attorney General
I was talking about memes...
But if you want to go there...
Scandal: Detroit's Crime Boss Mayor (2002-2008)
Money: $4.5 million / worth $5 million today
Considered a rising Democratic star and celebrated as the "HipHop Mayor" after he took office as Detroit's 68th mayor in 2002, Kwame Kilpatrickquickly set about building a criminal enterprise in City Hall. Some of hisantics may have even helped set the stage for Detroit's historic bankruptcy in2013. Profiled in a
2014 episode of AmericanGreed, Kilpatrick wasdogged by scandal almost from the start, from rumors of a wild party at histaxpayer-funded residence, to hundreds of thousands of dollars in unexplaineddeposits to his personal bank account. In 2013, a federal jury in Detroitconvicted Kilpatrick on 24 counts in what prosecutors called an "astonishing"scheme to establish a "pay-for-play" system, fleecing city contractors andtaxpayers for his personal gain. Kilpatrick, who is serving a 28-year prisonsentence, has appealed his case to the Supreme Court.
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Scandal: New Orleans Shakedown (2004-2010)
Money: $500,000 / worth $600,000 today
He became the public face of a battered city after HurricaneKatrina hit New Orleans in 2005. But when the city recently marked the tenthanniversary of the storm, Ray Nagin was nowhere to be seen. That's because theformer mayor is serving a ten-year federal prison sentence for corruptionbefore, during, and after Katrina. What his scam lacks in dollars compared tosome of the other Great American frauds, it makes up for in audacity. At a timewhen his city needed help the most, Nagin used the disaster as a revenuesource. He installed an associate as the city's "chief technology officer,"gaining control over millions of dollars in no-bid city contracts for thingslike computer systems and crime cameras. And Nagin used his position as mayorto steer redevelopment business to a granite company he owned with his sons.Perhaps worst of all, he let his city down during its darkest hour.
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Money: $1.3 million / worth $2.5 million today
Far from the warm and friendly institutions depicted in
It'sa Wonderful Life, savingsand loans by the 1980s had become cesspools of risky investments andcorruption. None was worse than Charles Keating's Lincoln Savings and Loan inCalifornia, which collapsed in 1989 leaving thousands of investors penniless.How did Keating get away with it for so long? Five U.S. senators intervenedwith regulators on his behalf in exchange for lavish campaign contributions.The Senate Ethics Committee issued a formal reprimand to California DemocratAlan Cranston, and criticized Democrats Dennis DeConcini of Arizona and DonaldRiegle of Michigan for acting improperly.
How about another?
former New York Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to six and a half years in prison on corruption charges. For those unfamiliar with the Silver, he was a Democratic Party kingmaker in New York for many years, serving as speaker for 20 — from Mario Cuomo to Andrew Cuomo — before being automatically expelled over a felony conviction. Silver, in fact, had gotten unanimous support from Democrats for his eleventh term as speaker in 2015, even as a federal probe was ongoing
Has that high horse kicked you in the chin yet?