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What controversies did Fred Trump face in his business practices?

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Fred Trump faced allegations in the 1950s and 1960s that he inflated construction costs to misuse government funds. He and Donald Trump were the subject of a 1973 Justice Department lawsuit accusing the Trump company of practicing racial discrimination in its rental practices. The suit was settled two years later.