Screenshot of LPWhisperer X account. Image via X In Dallas, Real Estate Investor Sues Person Allegedly Behind 'LPWhisperer' X Account
David Sillers, a partner at Clare Locke in Alexandria, Virginia, represents the plaintiff, Scott Everett, in the defamation-by-tweet lawsuit against the defendant, Jakub Kostecki, who allegedly goes by the handle LPWhisperer on the social media website X.
August 29, 2024 at 06:04 PM
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Cryptocurrency
What You Need to Know
- A real estate investor sued Jakub Kostecki, who allegedly goes by the handle LPWhisperer.
- Kostecki allegedly defamed the investor through accusations of fraud, cheating his investors and other malfeasance claims.
- LPWhisperer claimed that Kostecki is not associated with the account.
A cryptocurrency entrepreneur whose latest alleged gambit involves "destroying the reputations and businesses of successful real estate investors for profit" is facing a lawsuit filed Thursday in a federal district court in Dallas.
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