\u2018Frivolous Complaint\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\nAccording to the lawsuit, when Moste complained, Veneziano offered him a box of losing lottery scratch-off tickets. Veneziano said Moste could use these to claim false gambling losses to offset the winnings on the account.<\/p>\n
When Moste refused, Oakes came up with a plan, says the complaint. Oakes suggested to Moste that he should not declare the winnings to the IRS. Meanwhile, Oakes would write him a check every year for seven years to cover the liability. Again, Moste declined.<\/p>\n
The suit names Oakes, Veneziano, and Oakes Farms. It seeks a jury trial and more than $181,000 in damages.<\/p>\n
The defendants\u2019 lawyer, Steve Bracci, said in court filings that his clients denies all allegations. Bracci claims Moste was never an employee of Oakes farms, just a “disgruntled former independent contractor\u201d with an axe to grind.<\/p>\n
“The plaintiff is choosing to name Oakes Farms and Alfie Oakes to cast them in a false light as a tactic to extract a settlement payout,” Bracci said. “Oakes Farms will not be coerced into settlements based on frivolous complaints made by desperate individuals.<\/p>\n
“Plaintiff has also changed his story multiple times to manufacture a false monetary claim against the defendants that is, in fact, meritless,” the defendants claim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An outspoken COVID-19 denier from Naples, Florida who recently sued to challenge the county\u2019s mask mandate is facing a lawsuit himself over a former employee\u2019s daily DraftKings account, The Naples Daily News reports. Alfie Oakes is the owner of Oakes Farms and Seed to Table, a grocery store and eatery in North Naples. Recently, Oakes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":157800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,60],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Controversial Florida COVID-19 Denier Sued Over DraftKings<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n