Brian Watson, who has been in a legal fight with Amazon since 2020, has also filed to divorce his second wife.
SEC staff allege securities fraud by Watson’s Northstar, receiver says
Brian Watson
Watson lawsuit against Amazon data center financing partner advances
The CEO of Northstar Commercial Partners sued IPI Partners in 2020, accusing the firm of breach of contract.
Developer Don Marcotte dies at 66
Marcotte was director of development for Denver-based Northstar Commercial Partners before shifting his focus to local self-storage projects.
In Amazon-Watson case, question of who emailed Bezos gets answer
“I never considered myself a rat,” he wrote on Dec. 2, 2019. But Amazon’s actions would later frustrate him.
SEC probing Watson’s Northstar for possible securities violations
The Denver-based real estate firm has also been dealing with an FBI investigation and a long-running lawsuit filed by Amazon.
Watson fights Amazon suit injunction, emails receiver 12 times a day
A judge also allowed Amazon to add Denver-area attorney Rod Atherton as a defendant.
Amazon seeks to add Arvada attorney as defendant in Watson case
Rod Atherton helped form trusts and companies for two ex-Amazon employees, which the company says were used to conceal kickbacks paid by a Denver developer.
Feds to return $525K to ex-Amazon employee involved in Watson case
In addition to the civil lawsuit, there has been a seemingly parallel criminal investigation into the kickback scheme. No one has been charged.
Judge in Amazon-Watson case ‘reluctantly’ recuses himself
“Perception of the fair administration of justice … is of the highest importance to the court,” wrote Liam O’Grady, whose wife had owned about $22,000 worth of Amazon stock.
December home sales: Parker nabs top spot; 3 houses cross $10M threshold
A former Dollar General CEO got $12.5 million for his 45,000-square-foot mansion, making it the priciest home sale in Douglas County history.
