Donald Trump and his children are accused in a New York lawsuit of overstating valuations to pay less tax.
It also alleges that the company made misleading claims about the homes that were to be built on the site.
Trump Turnberry also operated at a loss and "should have been valued at a much lower figure", prosecutors claimed.Mr Trump opened his first golf resort on the Menie estate in 2012 - amid opposition over potential environmental damage - and later tried to stop a wind farm being built off the coast, arguing it would spoil the view.He handed control of both courses to his sons Donald Jr and Eric shortly before he became president in 2017, but he retained a financial interest.
The Scottish government has previously faced questions about how Mr Trump managed to finance the purchases of the golf courses.Lawyers for human rights organisation AVAAZ argued ministers were wrong not to pursue an unexplained wealth order probe against the former US president.
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