Black Eyed Peas guitarist George Pajon sued the band’s business manager, Sean Larkin, accusing him of breach of contract, professional negligence, fraud and other charges.
The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by attorney Richard A. Kolber, Pajon says that Sean Larkin and his company, Larkin Business Management, caused Pajon more than $1 million in damages.
“Some or all of Defendants’ actions were done with malice aforethought, fraud and oppression in that they never intended to perform their duties as Plaintiff’s business managers,” the lawsuit says.
According to the lawsuit, Larkin, a certified public accountant and business manager, failed to file state or federal tax returns for Pajon and his company, El Cubano Music.
It says that around July 2009, Pajon learned that Larkin hadn’t paid the taxes, resulting in a large tax liability. The lawsuit claims that Larkin acknowledged that he had failed to file the returns.
It also claims that Larkin mismanaged funds that were intended Pajon’s wedding. The lawsuit also claims Larkin steered Pajon into questionable investments that the business manager had an ownership stake in, one which he hid from his client.