GOP congressional candidate added to defamation suit over phone call to Idaho sheriff
The Republican waging a long-shot bid to represent St. Louis in Congress is the latest local to get sucked into an Idaho defamation lawsuit filed by the executive chairman of a critical minerals company that not long go was valued in the billions of dollars. Paul Berry III, the candidate taking on incumbent Wesley Bell, […] Paul Berry III, a Republican running for Congress in St. Louis, has been added to the defamation lawsuit filed by William David Wilcox, the executive chairman of Evolution Metals LLC, a critical minerals company valued in the billions of dollars. The lawsuit was originally filed in July against prominent St. L. Louis attorney Al Watkins and his ex-wife Carolina Diaz-Silva. Watkins alleges that the company was scuttled when Watkins discovered that Wilcox owned a similarly named Evolution MetALS Corporation, which had drawn litigation by an investor and a former executive who claimed to be owed money. He also alleges that Wilco's actions were part of a multi-billion dollar securities scheme. Wilcox has sued Watkins and Diaz-silva for defamation, claiming the call was defamatory and has yet to identify any actual damages due to it.
发表 : 3小时前 经过 Ryan Krull 在 Business Politics
The Republican waging a long-shot bid to represent St. Louis in Congress is the latest local to get sucked into an Idaho defamation lawsuit filed by the executive chairman of a critical minerals compa... [6310 symbols]
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