"Per the court filing, Sweeney claims UWM actively encouraged Defendant AIME to breach the agreement that Plaintiff Sweeney seeks to enforce in this lawsuit, including a failure to pay compensation that AIME owed Sweeney under her employment transition agreement. In this respect, Sweeney believes that DeCiantis and UWM have threatened to withhold UWM funds from AIME or take other retributive action if AIME does not follow UWM's directive."
"In September, Sweeney, when arguing that AIME acknowledged her 2023 bonus and approved her transition agreement, noted that DeCiantis, not AIME's president alone, negotiated and revised the terms of her exit from AIME. Sweeney, who was CEO of the trade group from 2021 to 2023, said she resigned amid concerns over unethical and possibly illegal activity within the organization, including the discovery of an employee who was embezzling company funds."
"The original case, originally filed suit in February in Texas's Tarrant County District Court, accuses AIME of breaching a transition agreement by failing to pay Sweeney $300,000 in earned bonuses and severance. According to the filing, AIME agreed in early 2024 to pay Sweeney a $240,000 bonus for 2023 and $240,000 in severance over a 12-month period following her resignation as CEO."
Sweeney alleges that UWM actively encouraged AIME to breach her employment transition agreement and that DeCiantis and UWM threatened to withhold funds or take retributive action if AIME did not comply. Sweeney contends DeCiantis negotiated and revised the terms of her exit. Sweeney served as CEO from 2021 to 2023 and resigned citing concerns about unethical and possibly illegal activity, including embezzlement. AIME contends Sweeney misrepresented her role, calling her a board chair. The suit claims AIME agreed to $240,000 in bonus and $240,000 in severance but failed to pay $300,000 in total agreed compensation; AIME moved the case to federal court and asserted counterclaims.
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