He thinks he’s the bomb.
A former press secretary for President George W. Bush allegedly referred to himself as a “weapon of mass destruction” while trying to extort $10 million from a former employer, according to a new lawsuit.
Adam Levine – deputy White House press secretary during the 2003 US invasion of Iraq to find actual weapons of mass destruction – also apparently claimed he would plant a damaging story about The Change Company if it didn’t pay him $10 million.
The California-based home loan firm took Levine, whom it described as a “disgruntled former employee,” to court, alleging he collected confidential information about co-workers and used it to blackmail the firm when he was reprimanded and ultimately terminated for wrongdoing. practice
Levine had been chief of staff to company CEO Steve Sugarman, but was reprimanded after using racial slurs, according to the suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday.
“After being at TCC for more than a year, TCC employees reported Levine’s behavior became increasingly erratic and hostile toward TCC employees, partners and opponents,” according to the complaint obtained by The Post.
Adam Levine, former assistant press secretary to President George W. Bush, is being sued by his former employer, The Change Company, for fraud, willful interference with contract and breach of contract. WUSA9
The suit accuses him of “using racial slurs against co-workers and others working in the building, including referring to Hispanic workers as ‘monkeys.'”
It also listed a series of other troubling behaviors by Levine that allegedly occurred while working at the company, including yelling obscenities at co-workers and physically intimidating them, conducting “unauthorized background investigations on his co-workers and their family’s medical situation and personal life,” as well as providing false information to investigators and management as they investigated Levine himself.
Levine allegedly “launched a full-scale attack” after he received a negative performance review from the company, which mostly serves minority borrowers in low-income neighborhoods, in February 2023. He was then placed on administrative leave a month later, according to the suit.
While on vacation, Levine allegedly escalated his threats, demanding payment and harassing company security personnel and Sugarman, according to the lawsuit. He also first launched his own legal action, suing the company in April 2023.
TCC’s lawyers also alleged Levine manipulated confidential information, including allegedly falsifying documents showing they had made a loan to a celebrity, who was allegedly misclassified as a low-income borrower.
Levine served as assistant White House press secretary to President George W. Bush from January 2002 to December 2003. REUTERS
The company is suing Levine for more than $10 million for its claims of fraud, willful disruption of contract and breach of contract.
In Levine’s lawsuit against TCC, filed in Orange County, he alleges the company committed securities fraud by misrepresenting the ethnicity and income level of borrowers.
He also alleged that TCC employees hosted after-hours parties in the office where he alleged “criminal activity occurred … including potential drug use and sexual assault.”
Levine allegedly referred to himself as a “weapon of mass destruction” while trying to extort $10 million from a former employer.WUSA9
In his suit, Levine seeks damages for wrongful termination, whistleblower retaliation and breach of contract.
Despite claiming to be focused on disadvantaged communities, The Change Company allegedly made $3 million in loans to actor Johnny Depp as well as loans to NFL legend Tony Gonzalez and “good borrowers,” according to Barron’s report.
However, TCC fired back and claimed in their lawsuit that Levine had provided “false and misleading” information in response to the Barron’s report.
The US Securities Exchange Commission was also previously reported to be investigating TCC over some of Sugarman’s actions, but officials would not comment on specifics, according to Bloomberg. The SEC has not accused the firm of wrongdoing and investigations do not always lead to enforcement action, the outlet said. TCC has denied any wrongdoing and said it was not aware of any SEC investigation.
A call to Levine’s attorney to address the claims in the newly filed lawsuit was not immediately returned. He also declined to comment for this story to The Post.
Levine served as the former Bush White House assistant press secretary from January 2002 to December 2003.
He also served as a senior aide to former US Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) and previously worked in the financial industry as a vice president at Goldman Sachs.
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