Native American Investor Allegedly Conned Out Of $2.5 Million By Emmitt Smith In Solar Farm Deal

Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith allegedly conned a Native American investor out of $2.5 million, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Delaware.

According to The Athletic, Kituwah LLC, the Band of Cherokee Indians’ investment and economic development arm, issued a loan of $2.5 million after the entity was convinced to be a part of an alleged solar project from Smith, his business partner David Mosley, and their real estate company 413 Solutions, Inc, according to Front Office Sports. (RELATED: Tony Romo Loses Driver’s License, Ordered To Use Ignition-Locking Device After Being Found Guilty In OWI Case)

Kituwah claims that it hasn’t received “a penny” on the past-due loan, which is more than two years past due. The organization also alleges that the loaned money was spent on paying back a different company that made a prior investment into the project, according to The Athletic.

The venture Kituwah invested in was the Project Exodus solar farm, and the organization understood it would become a partner. The entity also alleges that the U.S. Department of Energy would help fund the project, Front Office Sports reported.

Kituwah LLC is seeking at least $2.5 million in damages, in addition to expenses, costs, interest, and whatever else is determined in a trial, according to Front Office Sports.

“Kituwah poured substantial time, efforts, and resources in the purported joint venture,” reads the lawsuit, per OutKick. “Not only has Kituwah not seen any returns on its investment, Kituwah has been forced to expend additional costs in efforts to reclaim the amounts it is still owed pursuant to its investment, including to investigate what happened to its money.”