50 Cent has continued his campaign against Beam Suntory by digging up one of the alleged fraudster’s history as an informant.
Posting a video on Instagram about “Lord Michael” Caruso, who allegedly embezzled millions of dollars from 50’s Sire Spirits brand and also once managed the Wu-Tang Clan‘s Cappadonna, the G-Unit mogul accused him of snitching in an unrelated case.
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The video is a snippet from a documentary about the infamous Limelight nightclub in New York City which was owned by Peter Gatien, who was suspected of being a drug kingpin. It was reported that Caruso was an informant in the case, betraying his friend and employer Gaiten.
50 captioned the video: “This Fool been snitching since 1942 Don Julio ! [grinning face emojis] you know he gonna tell on everybody.
“LOL @beamsuntory is fucked, they was paying this guy Michael Caruso a half a million a year and him and his partner Julious Grant put this together. @beamsuntory @jimbeamofficial This is gonna make a great Tv show.”
In an article published by The Village Voice in 2000, it said of Caruso: “The big-time promoter — the man who first brought techno music to Manhattan and turned Staten Island on to Ecstasy — confessed to a string of brutal crimes: bank robbery, home invasions, extortion schemes, kidnapping attempts, wholesale drug trafficking, and more.
“These should have put him behind bars for 20 years. But in exchange for leniency, he became the centerpiece of the government’s case against Gatien, betraying a man who he’d told associates was closer to him than his own father.”
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Caruso was also accused of being a witness in another drug case which he denied.
50 Cent has recently been going to war with Beam Suntory after he accused representatives of the alcoholic drinks manufacturer of fraud.
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In his posts about the matter the day prior, the Queens, New York native promised the company would “pay” for what they did.
“@beamsuntory is gonna pay for what they did trust me,” he wrote. “These big companies think they can get away with anything. It has cost me millions in legal fees. They are gonna find out I’m not the one you want to play with.”
He added: “Here is a clearer version of the News, @beamsuntory @jimbeamofficial I’m not the guy you want to get started. In nicest way I’m gonna need my money by Monday.”
50 also posted an alleged letter from Beam Suntory dated August 15, 2016 to one of the people accused of embezzlement.
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“This is the letter @beamsuntory sent without my knowledge to the people involved in the scheme that cost me millions,” he wrote in the caption.
“Do I really need to hold a press conference to walk everyone through exactly what happened with convicted felon Mitchel E. Green, Julious Grant, Arnaud Fabre and the guy Beam paid millions of dollars to help sell my brands, ‘Lord Michael’ Caruso.”
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Beam Suntory have denied the accusations, telling FOX 5 New York in a statement: “Beam Suntory vehemently denies all allegations of wrongdoing. It had no involvement in or knowledge of the fraudulent activity alleged in the complaint, and any allegation to the contrary has no basis in fact.
“It is undisputed that we honored all prior obligations to Mr. Jackson and Sire Spirits, and it is very unfortunate that the parties involved continue to misrepresent the facts and misdirect blame in an attempt to recover fees and damages.”
