Deceived me of my partnership, ownership and membership to a business and stole my money and equipment
Anthony Goodman and I to started a video production business together. We both purchased the llc. With each of our money, 50/50.By this we agreed to be partners, members to the llc, and to have 50/50 ownership.
I began to put my money, parents money, credit, clients, my demo reel, and equipment to my business to help it grow. Anthony Goodman only put his home to do the work and someone in Comcast that he knew to give us business. My demo reel went over great with Comcast and they decided to do a great deal of business with us.
Once the business started to do well, Anthony began to increase the business expenses. He started to charge 100% of his whole house mortgage to the business as well as, purchasing items on the credit cards with out my knowledge, making withdrawals from atm's and having no records of what he did, making a deal with our client to do buy a truck and taking $2000 of our earning with out consulting with each other, making late payments to the bills, hiring his friend with out consulting me, hiring his girlfriend with out consulting me, and started to have a larger income than me when we were to be 50/50. The set off point was when I made only $610 in one month and he question as if I was a thief, having no knowledge of being my paycheck for that month.
I took my credit cards away from him and told him that he needed to change. He began to threaten me that the bills were in my name and that he can't reassure me that the company will pay them. We argued and he then said he wouldn't do that because I was his friend.
Later that month I only made $1000 while he made more. I went to the bank to cash my check and found that I was no longer on the business account. We argued again and I demanded to be put back. He puts me back on the business account and I reminded him that I needed to be paid back for the money that I was short for the two months.
The end of the month came and I confronted him about what was owed to me. He argued with me and said no. So I told him I was going to withdrawal it my self and come back to pick up my equipment.
He told me you have no idea what you gotten yourself into. He told me to get a lawyer and that the police will be waiting here for you if you come back. I withdrew the money that was owed to me and got a lawyer.
It was a surprise that Anthony Goodman said to my lawyer that I was never a partner, never a member and for me to show him documentation of our operating agreement. He then sends a copy of the employer identification number dating back when I put my money to buy it only having just his name as a member. This was the first time I ever saw this.
All Anthony ever gave to me was a certification letter of the business and that was it. I had no knowledge what an operating agreement was. He began to claim me as an investor who put his money into a business and that Anthony does not owe me anything.
Anthony Goodman kept all my equipment that is in my name, that I paid for and does not want to give it back. I am now stuck with the bill that the business created on my credit, which Anthony Goodman said that he owed nothing to. Anthony Goodman Lied to me for over 8 months about my partnership, membership, and ownership to a business I never had and stole my money, equipment, credit, my client, and my demo reel.
Anthony Goodman of Hours Productions is a conman, and a thief.
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