Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which owns the Truth Social platform, lost no time in firing Will Wilkerson after he shared with the Washington Post a whistleblower complaint he filed with the SEC in August, Benzinga reports.
Wilkerson, who was one of its first employees, was fired from his role as senior vice president of operations last week after he spoke to the Post, the media outlet said.
In the whistleblower complaint, the executive reportedly alleged that TMTG relied on fraudulent misrepresentations for raising money through a SPAC, in violation of federal securities laws.
Among Wilkerson’s other disclosures was Trump getting back at TMTG co-founder Andy Litinsky for not agreeing to give some of his shares in the company to former first lady Melania Trump.
Litinsky was expelled from the company’s board in early 2022. Wilkerson shared with the WaPo and the SEC Litinsky’s email that complained about Trump retaliating by threatening to “blow up the company” if his demands were not met.
Digital World Acquisition, the SPAC attempting to take TMTG public, is trying to muster the 65% threshold of shareholders to approve a deadline extension on the deal until September 2023. Read more.
