After Mauricio Umansky and The Agency were accused of fraudulently obtaining $3.5 million from pandemic relief loans, a rep denied the allegations.
In case you missed the fraud claims against Mau:
Kyle Richards‘ estranged husband and his business, The Agency, were asked to pay equal to three times the amount of damages caused.
According to reports from In Touch, The former star of Netflix‘s recently canceled Buying Beverly Hills applied for and received two Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and CARES Act loans in the total amount of $3,521,153.00.
Mau and The Agency deny the claims:
US Weekly obtained a statement from Mau and The Agency’s rep. “We are unable to comment on ongoing litigation.” However, “The Agency has always operated with the highest level of integrity in all aspects of our business.”
“Like many companies, we faced significant challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, including layoffs and cutbacks. Our focus has always been, and especially during that challenging period, on delivering exceptional service to our customers and supporting our employees.”
“The claims in this case do not reflect the reality of our operations and financial situation at the time we filed for our PPP loans. We intend to vigorously defend against these meritless claims.”
Mau is moving on amid fraud claims:
Lifeandstylemag,com the 54-year-old was spotted on a carefree Mexican getaway with his new love, 33-year-old model Nikita Kahn.
“Mauricio is head over heels with Nikita. He’s not dating anyone else and seeing her every chance he gets. He didn’t want to make a show of things, but he’s glad things are out in the open now.”
“Even before the trip to Mykonos they’d been seeing each other a while, like two or three months,” says the insider. “But that trip was magical and took them to a whole new level.”
