The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards“separated husband, Mauricio Umansky, His company suffered a small setback in a lawsuit that accused them of stealing “more than $3.5 million from American taxpayers.” In touch Can provide an exclusive report.
According to court documents he obtained In toucha federal court judge dismissed all claims against Mauricio, 54, and his business partner, William Rose, in a lawsuit filed by Relator LLC over payroll protection loans the agency took out during the pandemic.
The judge did not agree to the request to dismiss the claims against the real estate “agency” company owned by Mauricio. Mauricio is the founder and CEO and William is the president of the agency.
The court order noted that Relator failed to make specific allegations that they engaged in any fraud.
The judge said Relator’s complaint only referred to Mauricio and William “several times” in the lawsuit and “not in connection with any specific allegation that they themselves certified false information in PPP applications or engaged in fraudulent certification.”
like In touch It was first reported that Relator LLC had filed a lawsuit against Mauricio, William, and the agency over their alleged “greed” when it came to PPP loans. In the lawsuit, Relator claimed that the agency, run by Mauricio and William, obtained the PPP loans when the company did not need the help. “This is a case about greed during a national health emergency,” a Relator LLC attorney wrote.
The lawsuit alleged that Mauricio’s company was thriving during the pandemic and did not need help from the government in the form of PPP loans.
The company accused the defendants of “stealing more than $3.5 million from American taxpayers and improperly using those funds.”
The agency had sales volume of $6 billion in 2019, but it rose to $6.5 billion in 2020 and “swelled to $11.2 billion in 2021,” the suit said.
Mauricio, his partner and his company denied the allegations. They argued that Relator was making claims, “through the use of conjecture, speculation and contrived facts.”
“Relator is in no way associated with the Defendants: Relator was not previously employed by the Defendants and is in no way affiliated with the Defendants.
Therefore, Relator cannot confirm or know the facts surrounding the agency’s application for PPP loans in light of the global pandemic of COVID-19.”
“Based on publicly available gross sales figures and PPP loan information, Relator makes categorical statements about the agency’s financial condition that are illogical and unfounded,” the attorney said. “Relator incorrectly equates gross sales figures with profits and liquidity,” the attorney said. He speculates about the percentage of real estate sales the agency would have received, and asserts — without any information at all — that the agency falsified payroll numbers.”
Mauricio’s legal team said the lawsuit was filled with “ridiculous speculation and assertions.” In the court’s latest order, the judge ruled that Relator had presented enough at this point to move forward with the case against the agency.
A representative previously told the agency In touch When the lawsuit was filed, “Although we are unable to comment on ongoing litigation, we want to emphasize that the agency has always operated with the highest level of integrity in all aspects of our business. Like many businesses, we have faced significant challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.” 19, including layoffs and job reductions. Our focus, especially during this difficult period, has always been on providing exceptional service to our customers and supporting our employees. The claims in this case do not reflect the reality of our operations and financial condition at the time we filed Partnership loans Public and private sectors, we intend to vigorously defend against these baseless claims.
The case is ongoing.
