USA Today: Hundreds allege Donald Trump doesn’t pay his bills

[kennetha]

What a major league sleaze bag!

During the Atlantic City casino boom in the 1980s, Philadelphia cabinet-builder Edward Friel Jr. landed a $400,000 contract to build the bases for slot machines, registration desks, bars and other cabinets at Harrah's at Trump Plaza.

The family cabinetry business, founded in the 1940s by Edward’s father, finished its work in 1984 and submitted its final bill to the general contractor for the Trump Organization, the resort’s builder.

Edward’s son, Paul, who was the firm’s accountant, still remembers the amount of that bill more than 30 years later: $83,600. The reason: the money never came. “That began the demise of the Edward J. Friel Company… which has been around since my grandfather,” he said.

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

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/06/09/donald-trump-unpaid-bills-republican-president-laswuits/85297274/

[BeyondGeography]

1. He likes to bully the little guy

In the interview, Trump repeatedly said the cases were “a long time ago.” However, even as he campaigns for the presidency, new cases are continuing. Just last month, Trump Miami Resort Management LLC settled with 48 servers at his Miami golf resort over failing to pay overtime for a special event. The settlements averaged about $800 for each worker and as high as $3,000 for one, according to court records. Some workers put in 20-hour days over the 10-day Passover event at Trump National Doral Miami, the lawsuit contends. Trump’s team initially argued a contractor hired the workers, and he wasn’t responsible, and counter-sued the contractor demanding payment.

[kennetha]

2. A billionaire who nickels and dimes the little guy

I bet he's not worth nearly as much as he pretends to be!

[dchill]

3. He prefers Chapter 11 to paying bills.

That way, someone, everyone else pays.

[Thinkingabout]

4. Does not bother Trump, wonder how he is planning to make America great again, jobs which does not

Pay does not make America great, it makes us poor.

[hollysmom]

5. my sister was an accountant, When Trump was building a hotel near her

one of her clients signed a contract with the business to provide some service or what ever. after the work was done, Trump would not pay, he (or his surrogates) made an offer to pay half the contract amount. When the person demanded the whole amount the answer was sue me, I Have better lawyers than you will ever have and I will drag this through the courts costing your more that the difference. I have heard from others on line this is standard operating procedure with his companies. institutionalized theft. Best option is don't do business with him.

[kennetha]

6. Let's hope the country doesn't do business with him!