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Report – Donald Trump Failed to Pay Hundreds of Employees

Post author By Ezra Grant
Post date June 9, 2016
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USA Today reports: Donald Trump often portrays himself as a savior of the working class who will “protect your job.” But a USA TODAY NETWORK analysis found he has been involved in more than 3,500 lawsuits over the past three decades — and a large number of those involve ordinary Americans, like the Friels, who say Trump or his companies have refused to pay them.

At least 60 lawsuits, along with hundreds of liens, judgments, and other government filings reviewed by the USA TODAY NETWORK, document people who have accused Trump and his businesses of failing to pay them for their work. Among them: a dishwasher in Florida. A glass company in New Jersey. A carpet company. A plumber. Painters. Forty-eight waiters. Dozens of bartenders and other hourly workers at his resorts and clubs, coast to coast. Real estate brokers who sold his properties. And, ironically, several law firms that once represented him in these suits and others.

Trump’s companies have also been cited for 24 violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act since 2005 for failing to pay overtime or minimum wage, according to U.S. Department of Labor data. That includes 21 citations against the defunct Trump Plaza in Atlantic City and three against the also out-of-business Trump Mortgage LLC in New York. Both cases were resolved by the companies agreeing to pay back wages.

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Lawsuit Filed Against Donald Trump

Post author By Ezra Grant
Post date April 1, 2016
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They are standing up against the bullying tactics of Donald Trump. Three protesters who say they were harmed at a Donald Trump posse gathering have filed a lawsuit against Trump and his campaign.

The suit was filed Thursday on behalf of three protesters seen being pushed by angry crowd members at a March 1 Louisville rally.

“Each time he said ‘get them out,’ Trump intended for his supporters to use unwanted, harmful physical violence to remove protesters,” the suit reads

Violence at Trump rallies, at least two of which involved audience members sucker punching protesters as they were being led away, have raised questions about whether the Republican front-runner’s speeches and tone are inciting supporters. Trump has denied that he condones violence.

The lawsuit filed Thursday was on behalf of Kashiya Nwanguma, a 21-year-old college student; Molly Shah, a 36-year-old activist; and Henry Brousseau, a 17-year-old high school student.

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Sheriff Caused Car Accident, Then Handcuffed Driver in Damaged Car

Post author By Ezra Grant
Post date July 2, 2014
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The insanity!

A Phoenix man is suing a Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputy after he says the deputy collided with his truck and then handcuffed the plaintiff when he tried to write down the deputy’s license-plate number.

Detective Steve Chervenak’s denies the allegations of assault, false imprisonment and civil-rights violations, and instead claims the driver was combative, forcing Chervenak to detain him for safety concerns. The case is making its way through federal court.
Thomas Kasper said he was driving northbound on Seventh Street approaching Adams Street on May 1, 2013, when construction barricades funneled traffic into one lane.

Kasper says an unmarked Chevrolet Blazer — later determined to be driven by Chervenak — attempted to cut in the merging line but no cars were allowing him to do so.
Kasper followed the lead of the cars in front of him, but said Chervenak made his move anyway and hit the rear of Kasper’s truck.

Kasper got out to exchange information and write down the Blazer’s license-plate number, but was met with an angry, plainclothes detective, the suit says. It says Chervenak began yelling at Kasper and ordered him back to his vehicle.
Chervenak claimed to be a deputy but produced no badge, the lawsuit says.

“I said, ‘How do I know that?’ And he didn’t say anything,” Kasper said in an interview.

When Kasper failed to comply with his demands, Chervenak retrieved a pair of handcuffs, pushed Kasper against the vehicle and clamped the cuffs over his wrists, the suit says.
Kasper, still uncertain if he was being detained by a real deputy, said he started yelling at passers-by to call 911 and get uniformed officers on the scene.

“It was kind of surreal that I would have to do that,” he said. “I was angry, but I had to stay calm, because if I did anything, it was just going to get worse.”

Phoenix police officers arrived, Kasper said, as well as uniformed deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. Kasper said he remained in handcuffs for about an hour until another Sheriff’s Office deputy arrived with a key.