Pinned Post
Apr 23
π¨ In a new court filing (below), Clippers owner Steve Ballmer dismisses @pablofindsout as βgossipβ from a βformer talking head and television personality.β
Here is an excerpt from the federal whistleblower complaint, signed by two former Aspiration employees, which described how Ballmerβs Clippers allegedly used carbon credits βto pay Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard an incentivized bonus to circumvent the NBAβs salary cap, disguised as an organic marketing sponsorship agreement.β
This complaint, submitted under penalty of perjury, was made in 2023, long before I acquired more than 3,000 pages of internal documents and financials.
To dismiss our last year of careful reporting as βgossipβ is to also dismiss the same whistleblowers who provided the roadmap for the federal government to successfully convict Joseph Sanberg.
Thanks,
Pablo
Apr 23
Five years ago, I invested in Aspiration, a company focused on environmental sustainability, a cause deeply important to me and my family. I also bought carbon credits and trees through the company to reduce the carbon footprint of the Clippers, Intuit Dome, the Kia Forum and all our fans and patrons. Aspirationβs founder, Joe Sanberg, engaged in fraud that injured many, and eventually, took the company down. I was duped and feel silly about that. Everyone who believed in Aspiration, including employees, customers and investors, was also duped. Everyone is still tallying the losses. Here is the letter I submitted to Judge Wilson ahead of Mondayβs scheduled sentencing of Joe Sanberg.
bit.ly/4mLHAlG
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