Trump University
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Trump University was a for-profit education company offering real estate and business seminars that became widely known for lawsuits alleging fraud and deceptive practices.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trump Entrepreneur Initiative LLC | 2 |
| Trump University LLC | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
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for-profit education company ⓘ real estate seminar company ⓘ |
| accusation |
false claims about Trump’s personal involvement
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false claims about instructor qualifications ⓘ high-pressure sales tactics ⓘ misleading marketing ⓘ violating consumer protection laws ⓘ |
| businessModel | for-profit ⓘ |
| closureReason | legal and regulatory pressure ⓘ |
| coFounder |
Jonathan Spitalny
ⓘ
Michael Sexton ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| courseFormat |
live seminars
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online courses ⓘ |
| describedAs |
alleged fraudulent education scheme
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controversial business venture of Donald Trump ⓘ |
| endDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| founder | Donald Trump ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| industry |
education
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real estate education ⓘ |
| laterName |
Trump University
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Trump Entrepreneur Initiative LLC
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| legalForm | limited liability company ⓘ |
| marketingUseOfBrand |
Donald Trump
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surface form:
Trump
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| nameChangeReason | pressure from New York State Education Department ⓘ |
| notableCase | New York v. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative LLC ⓘ |
| notableCriticismBy |
Attorney General of New York
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surface form:
New York Attorney General
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| notableDuring | 2016 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| offered |
business seminars
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mentorship programs ⓘ real estate seminars ⓘ |
| originalName |
Trump University
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Trump University LLC
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| owner | Donald Trump ⓘ |
| plaintiff |
U.S. state of New York
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surface form:
State of New York
former students ⓘ |
| priceRange | up to tens of thousands of dollars ⓘ |
| regulatoryActionBy |
New York State Department of Education
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surface form:
New York State Education Department
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| regulatoryIssue | lacked license to call itself a university in New York ⓘ |
| settlementAmount | 25000000 USD ⓘ |
| settlementDate | 2016-11 ⓘ |
| settlementType | no admission of wrongdoing ⓘ |
| startDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| stateOfHeadquarters | New York ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
class action lawsuits
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deceptive practices lawsuits ⓘ fraud lawsuits ⓘ |
| targetAudience | aspiring real estate investors ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Trump Entrepreneur Initiative LLC
this entity surface form:
Trump Entrepreneur Initiative LLC
this entity surface form:
Trump University LLC