A former actuality TV star and his billionaire heiress spouse allegedly scammed an in depth good friend after begging him for a $2 million mortgage after which reneging on a compensation settlement, a brand new lawsuit claims.
Brendan Fitzpatrick, 37 — a former “Wealthy Children of Beverly Hills” star who has additionally been accused of orchestrating a wide-ranging Ponzi scheme — made “determined pleas” to his rich pal Max Jan Fowles-Pazdro to fund a deposit for an actual property challenge in the UK, in keeping with the swimsuit.
After securing the money, Fitzpatrick pledged to start repaying the mortgage inside six weeks, however didn’t fork over a dime within the two years since, the lawsuit provides.
As a substitute, Brendan and his spouse Chloe, the daughter of a Canadian billionaire, continued “to reside — and current themselves to others as residing — within the lap of luxurious,” in keeping with the swimsuit.
Courtroom information highlighted a social media put up displaying the pair cuddling on a yacht cruising on the Mediterranean.
Fowles-Pazdro claims the Fitzpatricks promised him and his spouse, Parisa, on a wide range of events that the cash can be repaid — even saying they’d attain into the pockets of Chloe’s billionaire mom, Sophie, the daughter of former Energy Company of Canada chairman Paul Desmarais.
“We’ll completely have this resolved tomorrow,” a communication from the Fitzpatricks to the couple learn, in keeping with the swimsuit. “[I]f not I shall be borrowing from my mom in regulation …. We get funds by 2 or I’ll get them from her. I’ll say it’s life or dying.”
“We’re good cling on,” one other be aware stated, in keeping with the swimsuit. “We’ve waited this lengthy. We are able to cling tight for slightly extra hours.”
One more compensation promise noticed the Fitzpatricks name the Fowles-Pazdros “household,” assuring the cash can be paid again quickly, the criticism says.
The Fitzpatricks even allegedly resorted to claiming they’d pay them again $4 million, double what they loaned them. That cash by no means materialized, in keeping with the swimsuit.
Fowles-Pazdro and his legal professionals declare the Fitzpatricks had been buddies from Los Angeles and later bonded with them in Miami in 2024. In the summertime of that yr, the Fitzpatricks took the Fowles-Pazdros to the south of France to spend time with them in a rental property.
By September, the Fitzpatricks additionally took the couple to Chloe’s billionaire mom’s dwelling in Montreal, in keeping with the swimsuit.
Solely months later, in January 2025, Brendan allegedly claimed he wanted 1.3 million euros for the actual property challenge within the UK.
The Fowles-Pazdros offered the cash and even moreover assured a £10.5 million mortgage, in keeping with the swimsuit.
The criticism additional alleges that the dearth of compensation has left the Fowles-Pazdros with a number of notices of default on properties, a lack of a important credit score line, and has compelled the couple to promote a property early to cowl their money owed.
The plaintiff is in search of damages, together with all attorneys’ charges and the mortgage plus curiosity.
In the meantime, Fitzpatrick is coping with litigation over his alleged Ponzi scheme, accusing his Sri Lanka-based mining enterprise of being entrance that marketed returns of 120% on investments whereas not really current.
The corporate, Carbonatik, allegedly duped victims, together with a former acquaintance and varied entrepreneurs, out of greater than $80 million.
The California Submit reached out to Brendan Fitzpatrick for remark.
