To be fair to Mr. Trump, he may not have been a willing participant. But I don't believe for a minute any developer doing anything that substantial was unconnected in the 70s and 80s. See "Concrete Club". Associate or not, Trump acts like a racketeer toward those who he owes money. Has anyone else read the story about the owner of Freehold Music in NJ who sold Trump $100K worth of pianos, and Trump beat him out of $30000 of it? Or the various contractors in Atlantic City who never got paid? I think Bayshore Rebar worked for him, I bet they got their money, though.