Ex-wife of Glock founder sues him over millions
Lawsuit accuses gun maker of conspiring to cheat her out of money she is owed.
After working decades to build a wildly successful firearms company, Gaston Glock conspired with associates to push out his ex-wife and business partner of almost 50 years and steal millions of dollars from her, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Atlanta.
They participated in a worldwide racketeering scheme aimed at taking money from Helga Glock, who was divorced from her husband in 2011, through various criminal methods, including improper royalty payments, laundering money through fraudulent billing companies, and sham lease and loan agreements, the lawsuit claims.
Glock’s actions toward his family “resemble the senseless and self-destructive rage of Shakespeare’s King Lear, when he foolishly mistreats a loyal but candid daughter, Cordelia, in favor of cunning and ruthless flatterers,” the lawsuit says. “Perhaps neither pathology nor psychology can provide a satisfactory explanation for why an aging billionaire would spend his twilight years seeking to terrorize members of his own family.”
Helga Glock’s lawsuit asks for a jury trial and seeks potential total damages of approximately $500 million, as well as attorney fees.
Source: Usatoday- Ex-wife of Glock founder sues him over millions
