Amazon recommended the receiver, who can authorize a monthly budget of $10,000 for Watson’s personal expenses. The tech giant has accused Northstar of bribing employees to win development deals.
Brian Watson, whom Amazon has accused of bribing its employees to win development deals, claims his real estate firm is broke and can’t comply.
Brian Watson’s real estate firm has been battling the FBI and Amazon for 18 months. The millions belong to “innocent” investors, his lawyers say.
Amazon has accused the Denver-based firm led by Brian Watson of paying kickbacks to Amazon staffers for data center development deals in Virginia.
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Yes, the pandemic. But there was also the Carmen Court landmark battle, the Northstar-Amazon kickback saga and the shrinkage of WeWork.
The 20,000-square-foot home on the 11th hole at Cherry Hills Country Club was searched by the FBI in April.
“Brian Watson has been feeling like he’s been a target in the Amazon case for certain people who have jumped to conclusions about what happened,” said Watson’s attorney. “He felt it was important to strike back.”
Amazon has accused Northstar of “significant fraud and kickback scheme.” Innovation Pavilion ceased operations after its founder was accused of sexual assault.
“I never considered myself a rat,” the emailer wrote in 2019, “but … it is disheartening when people are rewarded so grossly for unscrupulous behavior.”
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