Red Flags
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Michael Halow
The contracts were designed to place applicants like Brown in the position of legal front-persons while investors such as Halow retained the true ownership and profits.
Quick summary on Michael Halow
Exploitation of Social-Equity Program:
Michael Halow allegedly used predatory contracts to manipulate disadvantaged applicants, stripping them of ownership and control.
Fraudulent Licensing Scheme:
Halow and his consulting firm reportedly “flooded” Missouri’s marijuana lottery with hundreds of applications under vulnerable individuals, increasing his chances of securing licenses.
Pattern of Deceptive Contracts:
Multiple contracts tied to Halow were designed to mislead applicants, ensuring that he retained true ownership and profits.
Legal and Ethical Violations:
Halow has a history of legal issues, including a past aggravated assault conviction, raising concerns about his role in the cannabis industry.
Law Firm Involvement:
The law firm Armstrong Teasdale has been linked to these controversial contracts, although it denies direct involvement.
Intel Reports
by: John Doe
This guy straight up scammed disadvantaged people, taking their opportunity for himself. Disgusting.
by: Sarah Wilson
Using poor folks to get rich off weed? That’s dirty. Ain’t no real business ethics in what he did, just greed.
Cons
by: Alex Johnson
Flooding the system with fake applications? That’s some next-level fraud. Shouldn’t even be allowed in the industry.
by: Emily Brown
Man built his whole business on tricking people, and now he’s pretending like he’s legit. Nah, we see through that.