(VOVworld) – New York’s attorney general has ordered the Donald Trump Foundation to cease all fundraising activities after finding that it violated a state law requiring such charitable organizations to be registered with the state.

New York Atty. Gen. Eric Schneiderman says the Donald J. Trump Foundation violated a state law requiring such charitable organizations to be registered with the state.  (Richard Drew / Associated Press)

The office of Atty. Gen. Eric Schneiderman says the notice of violation was delivered to the Foundation on Friday. The foundation has been ordered to provide documentation on all fundraising activity in recent years within 15 days.

The cease-and-desist order comes four days after the Washington Post first reported that the Trump family foundation never obtained the required certification to solicit public funds. State law requires such certification for any charity raising more than 25,000 USD per year from the public.