The subject of the mega-popular Netflix true-crime documentary 'The Tinder Swindler' is being sued by the Leviev family, according to the document obtained by E! News on Feb. 28
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" is being sued by the Leviev family, according to the document obtained by E! News on Feb. 28. In the documentary, he was accused of pretending to be a member of the Leviev family to attract women on the dating app Tinder, before allegedly taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from his victims. In a statement to E! News, Chagit Leviev, the daughter of Israeli diamond magnate Lev Leviev and an heiress to the family's fortune, said the multi-million dollar lawsuit aims to get Simon Leviev to"face justice and get the sentence he deserves."
"Shimon Hayut is a fraud who stole our family's identity and has tried to exploit our good name to con victims out of millions of dollars," in a statement to E! News on Feb 28."He has no relation to the Leviev family and has no affiliation with our company LLD Diamonds."Chagit continued,"I am relieved that his real identity and actions have been globally exposed, and hopefully this will bring an end to his unscrupulous actions.
While she is not listed as a plaintiff in the suit, her relatives Zevulun Leviev, Ayelet Leviev Jacobson, Ruthy Leviev Yelizerov and Hagit Sofiev Leviev are, along with company LLD Diamonds USA, LLC, according to the filing.
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