Top World Trends: Trump University Under Renewed Scrutiny After GOP Debate

Thursday night in Houston Republican debates, Senator Marco Rubio Republican leader Donald Trump went after in many areas, including the fight against "false" Trump University bears the name. In South Carolina, a speech Wednesday, the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made one of his former Enterprise: Trump University. Last year, Trump University, CBS conducted a three-month investigation, was marked by the New York Attorney General is a scam, two lawsuits target schools. The story, aired September 24, 2015, appears below.

Although a number of students, they are satisfied with the investment value of the Trump University, 150 affidavits submitted with the Attorney General and two class action by the students, asking them to apply for a refund. These proceedings are still pending, and just last week, a judge is disqualified about Trump University is part of the collective action, to the Trump a partial victory. It has increased since the object of the review, New York State Attorney General sued Trump in 2013, and she said the school is a scam.
In a month-long investigation, News reached dozens of former students and hundreds of comments on the review of the plan. Trump because he has become as a top businessman, who got to do what's reputation, some Republican leader, reports News correspondent Julianna Goldman. However, this also brings pending litigation, several related Trump University, which even his own lawyer admitted may extend to potential Trump management.

In 2010, former New York City transit workers are unemployed and Gary Smith said he tried to make money. He saw the ad Trump University, and turned a well-known brand. "In particular, I really need is guidance on how to finance real estate transactions in," Smith said. Smith spent more than $ 35,000 Trump University. He contacted the New York Attorney General; he heard the $ 40 one million pairs Trump, claiming that students cheat billionaire made about $ 5 million.

Trump is "yes" is a draw for him, Smith said, because he thinks the real estate mogul is "a wide variety of top masters." "I do not want to put my name there to do education, unless it was going to be the best thing, "can be seen at the Trump University promotional video says. Trump University began in 2004. In 2007 it began offering live events across the country. "If you are not from our will to propose, and these are all people who are my carefully selected people to learn," Trump said in the commercial.

Now news found three instructors had previously filed for bankruptcy. Like Smith's coach, James Harris, others pay sales commissions more training Trump inspirational speech. But some sources confirmed that at least 17 affidavits specifically mentioned Harris, who was hired as thousands attended the three-day across the country in 2008, the $ 1,500 seminar, the company's main source of income is an extension the $ 35,000 instructors called trump "gold elite" package.

Smith and other former classmates told the news that instructors urged them to increase their credit card limit for investment in their training funds. A former student of the affidavit reads:. "When people say they do not have enough money to pay Trump Rewards Program, Mr. Harris to use the new credit limit increase Recommendations" "This is certainly not encouraged by one thing or been fully implemented, "Trump's lawyer Alan Garten said," Unfortunately, I think you'll get with some students who are not satisfied with any business. "

"People have to take responsibility for them, and the tools you use and the way forward. As just simply, 'Oh, Mr. Trump rich, should only be refunded everyone's money," Trump University is not ...... a charity, "Garten said Smith said he was told that he would get support from the real estate mentor, but say they do not offer Smith admitted that he gave a positive assessment of two mentors, even wrote:.." I'm I am optimistic that in the near future, a very successful real estate investor. "

"I did not get any economic benefit, it has a net loss at this point big time," Smith said. 2010 internal memo Trump employee recognition, mentoring program is too difficult, the company to "meet" and "expectations are not always realistic settings or consistently met." Stopped accepting school students, began to increase in 2010 Teng quoted survey shows 98% satisfaction rate in the summer winds down. But court documents show, who is a three-day seminar or above, which signed a 6698 student 2539 - nearly 40 percent - receive a refund. Garten said the number is "no way" indicates the student satisfaction. He said that this "proves Trump University generous refund policy."

Smith said he was attracted to the university Trump pitch does not come from a Republican leader to run for president so different. "Veneer behind, I think most people who cannot care for, you know, you know who he was dealing with the general, I think this is all about him," Smith said. In Wednesday's speech, Trump said he had intended to give profits to charity Trump University.

Some students just told the news that the program is worth it. A man in New Jersey, who did not wish to be named, said he paid $ 35,000 to get him, he needs to start his own real estate business hands-on knowledge.