Lawsuit alleges Wendy's franchisee spent $1 million of PPP funding to finance home

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A former employee of Starboard Group, a large Wendy's operator, alleges that the franchisee's chief executive diverted $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans to finance his home in Montana.

According to Adler's suit, Starboard CEO Andrew Levy told her to list some of his personal employees in Montana as corporate employees.

"The effect of this, in view of the PPP funding, was to defraud the United States and the Small Business Administration," the complaint said. Levy also allegedly ordered her to lie to creditors, vendors, suppliers and landlords and tell them Starboard couldn't meet its financial commitments because it had not received PPP loans.

Adler's superior Kevin Holbrook fired her on June 1 after she complained to him about Levy's orders and practices, according to the suit. The complaint also alleges that Holbrook sexually harassed Adler while she was an employee and Levy ignored her complaints about the behavior.Wendy's did not immediately respond to a request for comment, and Starboard could not be reached for comment.

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Why not, Sketchy times, Involve sketchy people. All you can do is vote with your dollars by not using their services.

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Maybe he was investing in work from home operation?

Go get him, and anyone else who helped this happen. Shame on them for doing this.

While ya'll were worried about protestors burning down Wendy's, Wendy's was busy looting the PPP fund.

There should be a boycott of all Wendy's for one week. This would let the parent corporation know that people will not tolerate being taken advantage of with our tax payor's dollars. Wendy's employees should take an organized unannounced vacation day or two. wendys organize

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American socialism.

Unscrupulousness did occur in USA too!

The fleecing of America by the Republican Party

Another American Nefariousness!

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Good job stevenmnuchin1 federalreserve . Meanwhile, 48+ millions on unemployment and filing daily. And facing homelessness while we’ve paid taxes our whole life. Is there not an educated idiot in charge In office? A financial director with the IQ higher than a newborn?

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Of course. Hundreds of billions taken from working people and given to owners and top management of corporations, then called a 'loan' Government/cronie corruption on a massive scale

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Our country is so fvked man.

Our office did same thing, took PPP and now gambling.

Yes I heard about him

SMH!!!!

so shocking. yaaawwwwn. who saw this kind of sh*t coming, besides everyone.

Oops! Wrong checkbook? I can see tho happening to me! 🙃😉

Good on Sandi Adler 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. I hope more people come forward if there’s fraud in their company.

The Corruption Appears across the board.

I suspect many more case of suspected fraud to arise during the next 12 months.

Make every PPP recipient prove where they're spending *our bailout money*! The US government needs to use it's damned teeth and protect taxpayer money from abuse!

US hits 3 million Covid-19 cases More than 3 million cases of coronavirus have been reported in the US This latest grim milestone was reached as US infections are accelerating, spreading to 1 million people in just 28 days. Nothing to see here SEND THOSE KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL !

I wonder overall how much of the money was actually used for payroll and business expenses and how much was pocketed by wealthy people.

Of course it did.

Why don't you all report on something a little bigger then this. petition to stop fraud china stocks: SEC round table:

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