{"id":7934,"date":"2025-09-25T08:07:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T08:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/calvin-harris-ex-business-manager-denies-22m-fraud-claims\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T08:07:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T08:07:33","slug":"calvin-harris-ex-business-manager-denies-22m-fraud-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/calvin-harris-ex-business-manager-denies-22m-fraud-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Calvin Harris\u2019 Ex-Business Manager Denies $22M Fraud Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tCalvin Harris\u2018 former longtime business manager is firing back against bombshell fraud claims, saying he never stole from anybody and that the Scottish DJ willingly agreed to invest in his Los Angeles real estate development project.<\/p>\n

\n\tThomas St. John<\/strong>, an entertainment industry-focused accountant who runs the eponymous firm Thomas St. John Group, is currently wrapped up in thorny arbitration proceedings with his former client Harris (Adam Wiles). He\u2019s accused of abusing his access to Harris\u2019 accounts in order to fund his side venture: the construction of a recording studio and office space complex in Hollywood.<\/p>\n

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\n\tHarris claims that St. John tricked him into investing $22.5 million in the project, known as CMNTY Culture Campus, which he says turned out to be a \u201ccomplete boondoggle\u201d that he \u201chas not received a single penny in return for\u201d \u2014 while suggesting that St. John pocketed much of the money for himself. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tHowever, a representative for St. John says in a new statement that the allegations are \u201ccategorically false.\u201d The rep denies that St. John engaged in any self-dealing, adding that Harris is one of nine above-board investors who \u201cknowingly signed investment agreements\u201d to get involved in CMNTY Culture.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cNot a single dollar has been misappropriated, all investor entitlements remain intact, and the project continues to advance within the normal entitlement timeline,\u201d says St. John\u2019s rep in the Tuesday (Sept. 23) statement. \u201cWe will continue to take every necessary step to set the record straight and to ensure that these malicious, bad-faith attacks are recognized for what they are: entirely without merit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile CMNTY Culture was initially designed to house a recording studio and office space, St. John has since shifted the plans and is now developing a residential apartment complex on the same tract of land in Hollywood. According to his rep, the project is proceeding apace and \u201cis expected to approach a $1 billion valuation\u201d upon completion.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cWhile the entitlement process has naturally taken longer than initially projected due to unprecedented interest, macroeconomic conditions and significant city red tape, it remains firmly within its promised schedule and is now on the verge of securing final entitlements, an important milestone that will unlock substantial value,\u201d adds St. John\u2019s rep.<\/p>\n

\n\tThomas St. John Group has offices in Los Angeles, London, Amsterdam and Stockholm. The management firm\u2019s U.S. arm recently filed for bankruptcy, citing hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid rent in L.A. and multiple pending legal actions.<\/p>\n

\n\tOne creditor listed in the firm\u2019s bankruptcy papers is Philip Lawrence, a songwriter and producer who made his name collaborating with Bruno Mars. Lawrence used to be a client of St. John\u2019s and at one point invested $10 million from the sale of his catalog into CMNTY Culture Campus, according to court filings in Lawrence\u2019s own personal bankruptcy case.<\/p>\n


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