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| Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's charitable foundation has been ordered by New York's attorney general to stop fundraising in the state. | Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's charitable foundation has been ordered by New York's attorney general to stop fundraising in the state. |
| Prosecutors issued a "notice of violation" after determining the foundation had no proper registration. | Prosecutors issued a "notice of violation" after determining the foundation had no proper registration. |
| The notice directs the Trump foundation to "immediately cease soliciting contributions or engaging in other fundraising activities in New York". | The notice directs the Trump foundation to "immediately cease soliciting contributions or engaging in other fundraising activities in New York". |
| The foundation has relied on donations from others since 2008, records show. | The foundation has relied on donations from others since 2008, records show. |
| James Sheehan, head of the attorney general's charities bureau, sent the letter to the foundation on Friday, according to a copy provided by press office of state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. | |
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| The foundation had neglected to register under article 7A of New York's Executive Law, which is required for any charity soliciting more than $25,000 (£19,440) a year. | |
| "While we remain very concerned about the political motives behind AG Schneiderman's investigation, the Trump Foundation nevertheless intends to co-operate fully with the investigation," Hope Hicks, Mr Trump's spokeswoman, said in a statement. | |
| "Because this is an ongoing legal matter, the Trump Foundation will not comment further at this time." | |
| The letter directed the foundation to provide the legal documents required of charities that solicit donations from the public, including audited financial statements and annual financial reports within 15 days. | |
| "The failure immediately to discontinue solicitation and to file information and reports" with the charities bureaus "shall be deemed a continuing fraud upon the people of the state of New York", Mr Sheehan wrote. | |
| The announcement comes after the New York Times reported he paid no taxes for nearly two decades having declared losses approaching $1bn, according to three pages of his 1995 tax returns. | |
| Mr Trump's campaign has refused to confirm or deny the report, but said the filing was "illegally obtained". | |
| Democratic rival Hillary Clinton told supporters in Toledo, Ohio: "While millions of American families - including mine and yours - were working hard paying our fair share, it seems he was contributing nothing. | |
| "Trump represents the same rigged system that he claims he's going to change." | |
| She said this was like "letting the fox guard the henhouse". | |
| The former secretary of state also released a new campaign video on Monday, calling Mr Trump "a business failure who has gotten rich at your expense". |