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Trump Sues Over Israeli Condo Deal

Says builders made $36M on his name —without building

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted May 16, 2008 9:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – Nobody makes a sucker out of Donald Trump…at least not without getting sued. Trump is taking an Israeli condo developer to court, saying the company profited off his name without giving him a cut. The developers made a deal to build a 70-story Trump... Read full story »

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