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Donald Trump Agrees to Pay $750,000 Civil Penalty to Settle Charges of HSR Violations

Federal Trade Commission

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  1. documented

    The settlement contradicts any record of full procedural compliance for the cited acquisitions, and preserves the no-admission status.

    Release describing stock acquisitions, filing deadlines, and settlement

    Delayed antitrust stock-filing settlement: Audit finding · Cited analysis

  2. alleged

    The government alleged that Trump acquired voting securities without timely filings required by the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.

    Release describing stock acquisitions, filing deadlines, and settlement

    Delayed antitrust stock-filing settlement: The record · The record

  3. documented

    Donald Trump was the named defendant whose stock acquisitions triggered the case.

    Release describing stock acquisitions, filing deadlines, and settlement

    Delayed antitrust stock-filing settlement: The record · The record

  4. settled

    Donald Trump agreed in 1988 to pay a $750,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that he failed to make timely Hart-Scott-Rodino filings before stock purchases in Holiday Corporation and Bally Manufacturing; the settlement included no admission of liability.

    FTC press release, settlement amount, alleged late filings, and no-admission clause

    Trump paid $750,000 over delayed antitrust filings · Settled without admission of liability

  5. documented

    The settlement did not include an admission of liability.

    Release describing stock acquisitions, filing deadlines, and settlement

    Delayed antitrust stock-filing settlement: Evidentiary limit · Evidentiary limit

  6. documented

    A final civil judgment resolved the filing case and imposed a civil penalty.

    Release describing stock acquisitions, filing deadlines, and settlement

    Delayed antitrust stock-filing settlement: Outcome · Outcome