Awesome. From the IBT:
Aaron Thomas, a former contestant on MasterChef Australia, has been slapped with a lawsuit by the very own company he founded. Mining firm Oakmont Resources alleged the former CEO embezzled $7.57 million from company money to fund his lavish lifestyle.
Oakmont Resources said an internal investigation discovered Mr Thomas had spent $US30,000 on a luxury jet charter, $US171,000 on a Tiffany & Co engagement ring for his Brazilian fiancée and $US53,000 on an Australian holiday. Other expenses charged to the company include over $US91,000 spent in Las Vegas, a holiday in Greece and a $US27,317 payment to a New York family law firm “in respect to what appears to be a custody matter” for his Brazilian fiancée.
“Thomas used the company bank accounts
as a personal piggy bank, withdrawing substantial sums of money and transferring them to his personal accounts and to family and friends,” the lawsuit said, noting those were just “a few examples of a widespread pattern of misappropriation uncovered by the forensic accountants.”
Mr Thomas, when confronted with evidence of financial mismanagement, said he was entitled to the compensation he claimed. The lawsuit alleged the former CEO produced a “service
