The Black Church That Could Bankrupt the Proud Boys

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.@thegregwalters and I took a dive into the murky web of Proud Boy LLCs, which offer a glimpse into their side hustles, short-lived dreams, and business relationships past and present.

This Black DC church could walk away with a piece of their empire

The Black Church That Could Bankrupt the Proud Boys
Proud Boy figures control a web of limited liability companies hawking protein supplements, F.A.F.O. merchandise, and $200 bullhorns.
vice.com
7:29 AM · Apr 8, 2021

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4avgvd/the-black-church-that-could-bankrupt-the-proud-boys

What would it take to bankrupt the Proud Boys?

One of the oldest historically Black churches in America may soon find out.

Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the Proud Boys’ leader, has so far refused to answer a lawsuit filed on January 4 by the Metropolitan AME Church accusing him and other members of committing acts of terror by destroying Black Lives Matter signs in Washington, D.C., in December.

And that leaves the downtown-D.C. church days away from a likely default victory, legal experts say—one that could hand the church, founded in 1872, the power to blow the lid off the notorious street-fighting gang’s murky financial empire, begin hunting down its assets, and stake a claim on what it finds.

Tarrio dismissed that possibility out of hand.

"The Proud Boys is not a legal entity, so I don't know what money they'd go after,” he told VICE News. “If they try to go after mine, I'd be happy to drag my balls across their face in court.”

Such bravado may prove misplaced, legal experts said, if the church’s high-powered legal team secures the court’s blessing to start searching for assets.

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