Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2000
Tax-fraud charges against Martinez family executives
Freddie Martinez, Freddie Martinez Jr., and Lee Martinez faced charges alleging a conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service of unpaid income taxes. The defendants denied the allegations, and prosecutors dismissed the charges in June 2000 after reviewing the evidence.
1978
Cole Park concert controversy
A Freddie Records-sponsored concert generated complaints about crowd size and noise, and city authorities subsequently prohibited similar events at the location.