Accused girl drugger and sexual assaulter Michael Bjorkman, has sued Exp Realty and CEO Glenn Sanford for defamation and unpaid wages.
Bjorkman (proper) filed his first Grievance towards Exp Realty in Spokane County, Washington on April twelfth. An Amended Grievance, including CEO Glenn Sanford, was filed on April nineteenth.
As per Bjorkman’s Amended Grievance, he signed on as an Exp Realty agent in September 2018. Bjorkman (proper) was terminated in September 2020, on account of undisclosed “controversy”.
The “controversy” Bjorkman references pertains to alleged drugging and sexual assault of girls courting again to 2000.
Bjorkman’s alleged conduct has since resulted in two separate pending lawsuits filed towards him in California; one in March 2023 and one other in December.
Bjorkman was additionally arrested on two counts of sexual assault pertaining to allegations made within the March 2023 lawsuit. Prices towards Bjorkman nevertheless have been dropped in Might.
Exp Realty was lately dismissed as a Defendant within the December 2023 lawsuit however in any other case the end result of each instances stays pending.
Bjorkman claims, after he was terminated, that he entered right into a Settlement Settlement with Exp Realty.
The settlement required EXP to pay [Bjorkman’s] “income share” as outlined by the Unbiased Contractor Settlement (“ICA”) on an accelerated foundation.
The settlement states;
As of the Efficient Date, EXP will speed up the vesting of Agent’s Income Share, as outlined within the ICA, as if the Agent had been an unbiased gross sales agent with EXP for 3 (3) years as of the ICA Termination Date.
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If Agent associates with a competitor of EXP, Agent loses his capacity to earn the eXponential share portion of his income share.
As well as, if any of the next are true, EXP will stop to pay Agent both the eXpansion share, eXponential share, or each:
- Agent is convicted of a criminal offense;
- if Agent commits or makes an attempt to commit or admits to committing acts of ethical turpitude which might be inconsistent with EXP’s core values; or
- Agent has engaged in authorized motion towards EXP or acted in a fashion that facilitates authorized motion towards EXP.
Bjorkman claims Exp Realty started paying him in April 2021 however then stopped in March 2022.
Alleges Bjorkman;
After the March 23, 2022 fee, no different funds have been made.
Defendant due to this fact, breached the settlement in failing to pay wages due and owing.
I can’t converse to Exp Realty’s “core values” however, allegedly upon being knowledgeable of Bjorkman’s alleged drugging and sexual assault of feminine Exp Realty brokers, CEO Glenn Sanford reportedly instructed a Board Member it “was not their downside”.
Even when Exp Realty is ok with its high Brokers drugging and sexually assaulting ladies, Bjorkman’s alleged conduct has resulted in Exp Realty being named as a defendant within the two California lawsuits.
Thus so far as I can see, in mild of his alleged conduct, Bjorkman ought to have by no means been paid following his termination. Bjorkman evidently sees in any other case and claims Exp Realty ceasing his post-termination funds as “illegal”.
Pertaining to his post-termination funds, Bjorkman has gone after Exp Realty and Sanford for:
- failure to pay wages owed;
- willful refusal to pay wages;
- breach of contract;
- unjust enrichment; and
- breach of excellent religion and truthful dealing
Bjorkman additionally accuses of Sanford of defamation.
On November 2, 2023, Exp Realty, LLC held its “eXp World Holding Q3 2023 Outcomes” name with buyers.
Throughout that decision, the civil lawsuits towards Mr. Bjorkman, Exp Realty and Glenn Sanford got here up.
The query and response have been as follows:
[Editor’s note: there is nothing in the filing depicting the referenced “question and response” above]
Primarily based on info and perception, Plaintiff believes that one of many two “unhealthy actors” referenced within the assertion refers to him.
As I perceive it, Sanford fielded a query on the 2 alleged drugging and sexual assault lawsuits, prompting him to not directly seek advice from Bjorkman and alleged co-conspirator David Golden as “unhealthy actors”.
Particular statements attributed to Sanford later in Bjorkman’s go well with embody:
- “We consider we had two actors, two unhealthy actors.”
- “and that that they had acted considerably inappropriately, to the purpose the place, you recognize, there possible might have and, who is aware of, should still be jail time related to it.”
- “discover credible proof that claims individuals are doing issues which might be doing issues [sic] which might be on the improper aspect of the regulation, then we do launch brokers.”
Bjorkman maintains he has been falsely accused.
By calling Bjorkman a “unhealthy actor” who engaged in conduct that might lead to “jail time”, and referencing the lawsuit, Mr. Sanford primarily instructed all the buyers on the decision that Mr. Bjorkman dedicated these acts.
He additionally said that he has “credible proof” that Mr. Bjorkman engaged in such horrible acts.
Nonetheless, these statements are false and Mr. Sanford knew or ought to have identified that they’re false.
To begin, he overtly admits that they “nonetheless … don’t even know what the story could be.”
Additional, the “dispute” referenced in paragraph 6-8 have been the felony allegations that have been initially leveraged towards Mr. Bjorkman, which have been dismissed because the prosecutor decline to cost Mr. Bjorkman.
Bjorkman goes on to level out that, regardless of the allegations towards him, Exp Realty
signed him onto the compensation acceleration settlement that’s a part of the contract dispute.
It was solely after public strain mounted towards Exp Realty that they stopped paying Mr. Bjorkman and did so solely as a public relations and advertising and marketing transfer, realizing there’s inadequate proof supporting the claims int he underlying civil matter.
Mr. Sanford primarily referred to as Mr. Bjorkman a intercourse trafficker and rapist on a publicly posted earnings name.
Right here Bjorkman’s lawsuit cites an on-line stream of Exp Realty’s investor name, posted to the corporate’s official YouTube channel on November third, 2023.
Bjorkman alleges Sanford claiming to have “credible proof” of him “engag[ing] in intercourse trafficking and rape” is “defamation per se.”
Because of being referred to as a intercourse trafficker and a rapist in entrance his complete former firm and nationwide buyers, after which posted on-line for all to see, Mr. Bjorkman has suffered important and noneconomic damages.
In his prayer for reduction, Bjorkman seeks:
- a financial award of double damages;
- financial damages pertaining to Sanford’s alleged defamatory assertion;
- a minimum of $20 million on the whole damages;
- pre-judgment and post-judgment curiosity; and
- authorized prices
Keep tuned for updates as BehindMLM continues to trace the case.