Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1991
Employee profit-sharing-plan investment dispute
George’s family and the Department of Labor challenged real-estate loans made through the company’s employee profit-sharing plan. The matter ended in a settlement requiring loan disposals or repurchases and a payment to the plan, without an admission of wrongdoing.
1990
Share-transfer and asset-diversion litigation
George Demoulas’s heirs alleged that family shares, real estate, dividends, and other company assets had been obtained or redirected unfairly by Mike Demoulas and related family interests. Courts and juries issued rulings favorable to George’s family, including damages and an ownership award.
1990
Alleged headquarters wiretapping
Listening devices were discovered at company headquarters during the family conflict. Arthur S. Demoulas was accused of arranging the surveillance, but a federal jury ultimately cleared him in 1997.