Posted 4/10/2024, 9:29:44 PM
Trump Media Board Member Accused of Hacking Files in Attempted Corporate Coup
- Investment firms accuse Trump Media board member Eric Swider of hacking into their files to try to oust CEO Patrick Orlando in an attempted "corporate coup"
- The firms allege Swider enlisted former Orlando assistant Alexander Cano to access a storage account with sensitive company information
- Swider allegedly used the stolen files to email "false and defamatory claims" about Orlando to company shareholders
- Swider denied the allegations, saying Orlando voted for Cano's compensation and that he never hired Cano
- The lawsuit is one of several messy legal disputes plaguing Trump Media since its merger to take the company public