Fat Joe files lawsuit against accounting firm over alleged Ponzi scheme
msn.comFat Joe has filed a complaint against executives at his longtime accounting firm over an alleged Ponzi scheme. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the All The Way Up rapper has claimed that bosses at tax company BDO, accountant Andre N Chammas, and his assistant Vanessa Rodriguez, have defrauded him.
In the documents, the rapper - whose real name is Joseph Antonio Cartagena - reported noticing financial irregularities in July after Rodriguez was fired.
These included that his wife Lorena's name was used to open a credit card account and make over $40,000 (£35,870) in unauthorised purchases.
Cartagena also alleged that his Sneaker Addict Touring entity was missing $300,000 (£269,000) in deposits, and other entities suffered from similar "irregularities".
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