Damn..this is some weird shyte here eh?
Of course, Johnson is a seriously weird dude..so it fits, I guess.
I got to wonder just how many fans he has here at USMB?
More than a few, I bet~
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Far-right blogger and Holocaust denier Charles C. Johnson was ordered to pay at least $40 million after he was found liable in a civil racketeering case for falsely portraying himself as a U.S. intelligence asset in order to extort companies to give him large sums of money and equity.
Because he was found liable for RICO counts, some of the damages awarded by the jury to the plaintiff will be tripled, resulting in a total of approximately $71 million that Johnson would be required to pay.
Johnson, a notorious internet troll who briefly made a mark in the 2024 presidential election due to his past correspondence with JD Vance, was hit with a startling lawsuit last year by investment firm Point Bridge Capital and its founder, Hal Lambert.
In the complaint, filed in a Texas federal court, Lambert alleged that Johnson and his business partner Gator Greenwill had “falsely present[ed] themselves as intelligence agents or assets of U.S. government agencies” as part of a “fraud and extortion scheme.”
In 2023, Lambert claimed that Johnson demanded money from Point Bridge and pointed to tweets boasting about his status as an FBI informant. “This might also help you do the right thing,” Johnson wrote to Lambert. Johnson, who reportedly served as a confidential informant for FBI Special Agent Jonathan Buma, has also taken credit for brokering a relationship between the FBI and right-wing tech billionaire Peter Thiel.
Prior to this week’s trial, the court had already entered a default judgment against Johnson for defaming Lambert and Point Bridge Capital. Therefore, the jury would simply decide on the amount of damages to award the plaint
Of course, Johnson is a seriously weird dude..so it fits, I guess.
I got to wonder just how many fans he has here at USMB?
More than a few, I bet~
Notorious far-right troll ordered to pay up to $71 million in racketeering scheme where he pretended to be a spy
‘I’m disappointed I didn’t break the record. But I’m pleased to be in the top 3,’ Charles C. Johnson told The Independent about the massive amount the jury awarded the plaintiff.
Far-right blogger and Holocaust denier Charles C. Johnson was ordered to pay at least $40 million after he was found liable in a civil racketeering case for falsely portraying himself as a U.S. intelligence asset in order to extort companies to give him large sums of money and equity.
Because he was found liable for RICO counts, some of the damages awarded by the jury to the plaintiff will be tripled, resulting in a total of approximately $71 million that Johnson would be required to pay.
Johnson, a notorious internet troll who briefly made a mark in the 2024 presidential election due to his past correspondence with JD Vance, was hit with a startling lawsuit last year by investment firm Point Bridge Capital and its founder, Hal Lambert.
In the complaint, filed in a Texas federal court, Lambert alleged that Johnson and his business partner Gator Greenwill had “falsely present[ed] themselves as intelligence agents or assets of U.S. government agencies” as part of a “fraud and extortion scheme.”
In 2023, Lambert claimed that Johnson demanded money from Point Bridge and pointed to tweets boasting about his status as an FBI informant. “This might also help you do the right thing,” Johnson wrote to Lambert. Johnson, who reportedly served as a confidential informant for FBI Special Agent Jonathan Buma, has also taken credit for brokering a relationship between the FBI and right-wing tech billionaire Peter Thiel.
Prior to this week’s trial, the court had already entered a default judgment against Johnson for defaming Lambert and Point Bridge Capital. Therefore, the jury would simply decide on the amount of damages to award the plaint