Civil Suit Claims Robin Fleming Paid Self $200,000 Without Authorization. Multiple Accusations In Lawsuit Filed In Palm Beach County.
BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — One time Miss America CEO Robin Fleming is facing a civil suit in Palm Beach County in which she is accused of paying herself hundreds of thousands of dollars without authorization, renaming entities to benefit her businesses, and pushing sponsors to those businesses instead of the Miss America organization.
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We note a civil suit is an accusation. The merits of the suit will be determined in Palm Beach County Circuit Court. There is no criminal proceeding against Ms. Fleming in Palm Beach County. For purposes of this lawsuit, the following abbreviations are used: MAC is Miss America Competitions, LLC; MAIP is Miss America Intellectual Property; MASF is Miss America Scholarship Foundation; and MAOT is Miss America Outstanding Teen.
Among the accusations made against Robin Fleming, according to the complaint obtained by BocaNewsNow.com and republished in its entirety below: “While acting as the Manager, President and CEO of MAC, MAIP and MAO Holding, and contrary to her duties and responsibilities to the Plaintiff Companies, Robin Fleming directed business clients and corporate opportunities away from the Plaintiff Companies MAC, MAIP and MAO Holding and to the asset Defendant Fleming converted to herself being, MASF, for her personal benefit, and on information and belief, for the financial benefit of, Liam Fleming and Mackenzie Fleming. Defendant Fleming, without the Plaintiff Companies’ knowledge and consent, took and converted for her own personal financial benefit and use, the MAOT asset which was sold and conveyed to the Plaintiff Companies in the APA and Defendant Fleming, in an effort to conceal her conversion of the MAOT asset, changed the name assigned to the asset from Miss America Outstanding Teen Inc (“MAOT”) to The Miss America Scholarship Foundation, Inc. (MASF).
While acting as the Manager, President and CEO of MAC and MAIP, and in breach of her job duties and responsibilities and fiduciary obligations, Robin Fleming paid herself an amount in excess of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) from MAIP’s bank account without proper authority or approvals from the Director and sole Member of MAIP to whom she reported. While acting as the Manager, President and CEO of MAC and MAIP, and in breach of her job duties and responsibilities and fiduciary obligations, Robin Fleming refused to cooperate with the auditors for MAC, MAIP and MAO Holding, intentionally refusing to provide the auditors with corporate financial documents and passwords and QuickBooks access of MAC, MAIP and MAO Holding, and concealed and destroyed additional corporate financial documents of MAC, MAIP and MAO Holding.”
The suit seeks in excess of $50,000 which is the statutory minimum for filing in Palm Beach County Circuit Court. The Plaintiffs are represented by Attorney Larry Zink of Hillsboro Beach, FL and Canton, Ohio. Read the complete lawsuit by using the download button, below. Per BocaNewsNow.com policy, public records speak for themselves. We do not routinely contact litigants when reporting on litigation. Ms. Fleming had not filed a response to the suit as of mid-day Saturday, April 27th, 2024.
That’s Karma, baby ! Now get rid of that self centered, back stabbing miss America
This woman’s reputation precedes her, so this is no surprise. The sad thing is, from the court filings, it appears she engineered the purchase of a struggling, but nonetheless iconic American non profit organization and turned it into an LLC to line her own pockets.
Not surprised, this woman’s reputation precedes her. The sad part is, according to court filings, she engineered the takeover of a struggling, yet iconic American nonprofit organization and turned it into an LLC to line her own pockets.
I checked her resume on LinkedIn. She did nothing in her life that would qualify her as Miss America ceo or president. Really makes you wonder how she got there.