United States-based crypto mining company Marathon Digital is heading to court after its shareholders alleged that its CEO Fred Thiel, alongside other top executives, breached fiduciary duties, unjustly enriched themselves and wasted corporate assets.in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada on July 8. The company executives are being sued on the basis of five claims. Among them are violations of the U.S.
The plaintiffs also demand a potential contribution from Thiel, Merrick Okamoto, Simeon Salzman and Hugh Gallagher for wrongful acts leading to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission complaint against the company. The legal team representing the shareholders didn’t request a specific sum from the defendants, leaving it to the court to decide on any compensation.
The shareholders also aim to correct the company’s governance by strengthening the board’s supervision of operations, nominating at least four candidates from shareholders to the board and eliminating the previous procedure of directors’ elections.
A shareholder complaint against Fred Thiel and nine other Marathon executives was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada on July 8. The company executives are being sued on the basis of five claims.