Shaquille O’Neal claims he was stiffed by a partner in a legal cannabis business venture, and now the Hall of Famer is suing for more than $1 million to recoup his investment and damages. Attorneys for O’Neal, 49, and another investor, Jerome Crawford, filed suit this week against Darron Campbell, his LLC, and 10 John Does, claiming that Campbell mismanaged their company, Viceroy LLC, wasted investments, and failed to properly account for spending. Campbell did not immediately respond to a request for comment submitted by DailyMail.com to his personal website. Shaquille O’Neal claims he was stiffed by a partner in a legal cannabis business venture, and now the Hall of Famer is suing for more than $1 million to recoup his investment and damages O’Neal and Crawford claim they invested $100,000 and $50,000, respectively, in 2016 ‘to pursue opportunities in the field of legal cannabis,’ according to the lawsuit obtained by DailyMail.com. The problem, according to the filing, was that Campbell didn’t appear to do anything with that initial $150,000 investment. ‘By late 2017, Viceroy seemingly had no licenses, no revenue, and no operations,’ the filing reads.
Alex Raskin Sports, Daily Mail, 11/24/2021 09:34:00