An alleged Ponzi-scheming public relations exec apparently ensnared actors Megan Fox and Mindy🅠 Kaling in his web of decei♐t, claims a Manhattan firm which says it was duped out of $2.5 million in the con.
Hotshot marketing guru Andrew Garson, who in July 2018 was named to the “Top 40 under 40” list by PR Week Magazine, was last year for alleged🔯ly conning his bosses at 🃏MWW Group to pay debts he owed vendors at a previous company, according to court papers.
But Garson’s money machinations at MWW went even further, the company charges in a $10 million Manhattan Su♎preme Court lawsuit.
The Long Island man allegedly created budgets for “fictitious” marketing campaigns🐎, and incurr💞ed debt to talent like Fox and Kaling on projects or budgets MWW hadn’t approved.
The scam left MWW fielding lawsuits and dema🧔nds for payment the company knew nothing about, incꦯluding $450,000 from Fox, according to court papers.
In some cases, Garson is accused of ma💛king agreements on behalf of MWW that exceeded budgets the company had set, leaving the firm holding the bag for the overage, including $1.75 million to ဣKaling, who in 2018 in an MWW ad campaign for Barefoot Wine, the company claims.
Garson also misappropriated monies working on project🎉s for various advertising clients, including $58,000 from Jack in the Box, $125,000 with Red Lobster and $270,000 from Cox Automotive, MWW charges.
The criminal charges against Garson are pending.