#TheTruth
BOTTOM LINE FIRST: Neither the Charleston Police Deptartment or the SC Dept of Revenue has contacted me, questioned me or charged me with a crime. A police report was filed by Cody Eckles and a complaint was made to the SC Dept of Revenue too. NO charge has been filed nor have i been contacted by either of these entities in these matters. End of conversation? I’d say so. But, please, let me tell you a sad story about an employee who was fired for good cause and the very dangerous, illegal and immoral events that flowed. Its a tale of violence, slander, hate, rage and fear, that nearly killed me on Jan 1, 2022.
Sadly, I have come to the point where I need to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth about my time, business and interactions with CERTAIN individuals in Charleston who are slandering me, attacking me or other wise making life and work HARDER THAN IT SHOULD BE. I’m sure anyone who reads this will agree that Im am in the right in every single instance. A mountain of evidence is provided here. You be the judge.
Demonstrable, Material Facts you can independently verify are provided below. A LOT of them
ASSERTIONS ARE BEING MADE BY CODY ECKLES THAT I DON’T PAY MY EMPLOYEES.
99% FALSE.
These are being made by Cody Eckles, who I fired and is the classic case of a “disgruntled former employee”. In ONE INSTANCE, it is true that I owe an employee some money, technically. This is the case of Lorenzo Garner. Read about that below and tell me after you read it if YOU would have paid him? I HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT PAY HIM unless the state of SC or some other legal entity orders me to. Cody Eckles, however, was paid in full. Overpaid, in fact. Several other employees were too. In fact I was scammed by Donnell Singleton Jr.
CODY’S MENTAL DISABILITIES
Cody has a rating of 90% disabled by the US Navy and The Office of Veteran afffairs. See photo of the document that states this which he sent me on October 22, 2201, via text.
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This factors in. I am not making fun of them. His injuries were sustained through his honorable service to our nation. I' did and still do honor his service and Im very sad that he has these disabilities.
WAS JACK FORTUNE PAID?
He got paid TWICE because he scammed me.
WAS BIPPY PAID?
He got paid TWICE because he scammed me.
WAS LAQUANDRA MANIGAULT PAID?
He got paid TWICE because he scammed me.
WAS RAY TURNER PAID?
Once. Never came back.
WAS DONNELL SINGLETON JR PAID?
He got paid TWICE because he scammed me. He was in my employ for a couple of weeks and in that time he had 3 or 4 No Show No Calls. I fired him. He was owed about $427 as I recall. I told him to come and get a check as I had every intenion to pay him. And he did, and I gave him a check. He came back claiming that the place he went to cash it has declared that I had “voided the check”. I had not. He created a dispute in the food hall. Port of Call gave him a check. Donnell cashed that check. I paid Port of Call back. I later came to find out that the check I have him (and did not void) was mobile deposited and cleared .
WAS CODY ECKLES PAID?
Yes. And more than he was owed.
Finally, he cash the certified check (photo below) sent certified mail in Late November, 2021. The check had full and final payment in the memo. He accepted these terms when he deposited the check. Cody attempted to extort me for $4,000 at one point and then $7,000 at another. I stood my ground. In fact, according to payroll records from the system managed by Port Of Call, Cody was really only owed about $1600 for hours worked. n
WAS LORENZO GARNER PAID?
Yes for weeks and weeks on end. For like 2 months, actually. AND THEN, we caught him stealing a blluetooth speaker and he was fired. He was owed about $800 at that time and this money was due in the next few days, as per the payroll schedule. However, on or around Dec 1 I discovered that Lorenzo Garner had stolen 9 checks from my briefcase and had written himself and others fraudulent checks from both the operating account for my CHS business and alaso the operating account for my National Business, KJB Empire Holdings, dba Empire Oyster. The checks totaled up to $12,000. Photos of all checks HERE.
CODY’S ROLE IN LORENZO’S CRIMES
I would posit that it is reasonable to think AND INVESTIGATE the following:
Cody MAY have told Lorenzo where I keep my checks, He had a motive to do so. He wanted to cause me financial distress. He had articulated to MANY PEOPLE that he was intent upon destroying me. Those people include a handful that I know about. He wrongly perceived me to be in financial distress because I led him to believe that to see where that kind of information might manifest itself later.
Cody DEFINITELY told Lorenzo where I live because ONLY CODY knew where I live at that time.
LETTER FROM LAWYER.
I’ve paid my employees in accordance the the laws of SC. I have not been contacted by the state Dept of Revenue, not inquiries as to my practices have been made by any entity except the partners / landlord / “employers” at Port of Call Food hall where I operate. They conducted their own investigation and, well, Im still here. Those accuring me of wrongdoing have officially banned with CPD issued “No Trespass Orders”. FACT.