1500万美元欺诈诉讼：音乐制作人Timbaland起诉两名前经纪人，指控多年掏空资产
据《好莱坞报道》10月30日报道，美国音乐制作人 Timbaland（本名 Timothy Mosley）当天向加州洛杉矶高等法院递交诉状，起诉前经纪人 Gary Marella 与前商务经理 Bruce Seckendorf 等人，指控多年欺诈、掏空其资产，索赔 1,500 万美元。
诉状共 65 页，被告还包括 Mono Music Group、LL Business Management 与 Seckendorf Hasson Reilly & Kobay 会计师事务所；Marella 是 Mono Music Group 的首席执行官，Seckendorf 是 LL Business Management 的合伙人。诉由包括欺诈、违反受托责任、民事盗窃、欺诈性隐瞒、违约与盗用姓名肖像，并要求赔偿损失、进行财务清算、停止继续使用 Timbaland 的姓名牟利。
诉状称，两名被告「利用受托的权限为自己和他人牟利，掩盖财务不当行为，掏空 Timbaland 的宝贵资产」。诉状指 Marella 未经授权收取数百万美元佣金、费用与报销，用 Timbaland 的资金给自己的员工发薪，并伪造财务记录与通信，掩盖未经授权的付款。
诉状举例称，在 Timbaland 与 Swizz Beatz 的 Verzuz 系列业务中，涉及两笔各 500 万美元的付款，Marella 两次各多拿了 50 万美元；在 2019 年把曲目版权出售给 Hipgnosis Songs Fund 的交易中，Marella 在约定的 10% 佣金之外多拿了 77.5 万美元。两人共同创办的节拍交易平台 Beatclub 也被指管理不善、耗尽投资者资金、拖欠员工与创作者款项。
对 Seckendorf 一方的指控包括：未按时缴纳大额联邦税款、产生数百万美元罚款与利息；未支付 Timbaland 的房贷、令其住所险些被法拍。诉状称，被告在五个月内优先给自己与所聘律师支付近 90 万美元，却拖欠了 12 个月的房贷。Timbaland 称，他去年在家中收到法拍通知后才察觉问题，随后聘请独立律师与财务代表调查，发现未经授权的付款、被隐瞒的信用卡安排、伪造的通信与他从未同意的借款。
两人自 2016 年起为 Timbaland 工作，2025 年被解雇。《好莱坞报道》向 Marella、Seckendorf 及各自公司求证，对方未即时回应。
来源：GSM·美国
$15 Million Fraud Lawsuit: Producer Timbaland Sues Two Former Managers, Alleging They Drained His Assets
Recording producer Timbaland (real name Timothy Mosley) filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court in California on October 30 against his former manager Gary Marella and former business manager Bruce Seckendorf, alleging years of fraud that drained his assets and seeking $15 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The 65-page complaint also names Mono Music Group, LL Business Management and the accounting firm Seckendorf Hasson Reilly & Kobay CPA's. Marella is CEO of Mono Music Group; Seckendorf is a partner at LL Business Management. The claims include fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, civil theft, fraudulent concealment, breach of contract and misappropriation of name and likeness, and seek recovery of losses, an accounting, and an end to unauthorized use of Timbaland's name.
The suit alleges the two men 'used their entrusted authority to enrich themselves and others, conceal financial misconduct, and deplete Timbaland's valuable assets.' Marella allegedly took millions in unauthorized commissions, fees and reimbursements, used Timbaland's funds to pay his own employees, and falsified financial records and communications to conceal the payments.
On Timbaland's Verzuz series with Swizz Beatz, the suit says Marella took $500,000 more than he was entitled to on two separate occasions involving $5 million payments; on the 2019 sale of Timbaland's catalog to Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Marella allegedly took $775,000 beyond his allotted 10 percent commission. Beatclub, the beat marketplace the two co-founded, was allegedly mismanaged, with investor funds depleted and employees and creators left unpaid.
Seckendorf's side allegedly failed to pay substantial federal taxes on time, generating millions in penalties and interest, and failed to pay Timbaland's mortgage, leaving his home on the brink of foreclosure. The complaint says the defendants prioritized nearly $900,000 in payments to themselves and their attorneys over five months while twelve months of mortgage arrears went unpaid. Timbaland says he learned of the alleged misconduct after receiving a foreclosure notice at his home last year and hiring independent counsel and financial representatives.
The two began working with Timbaland in 2016 and were terminated in 2025. Neither Marella nor Seckendorf nor their firms immediately responded to The Hollywood Reporter's request for comment.
Source: GSM News, America
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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