Tareqand Michaele Salahi have become famous for making a surprise appearance at aWhite House dinner, known as the “gatecrashing incident,” but a recent WashingtonPost report suggests that they really should be famous for breach ofcontract. According to the report,the stylish couple has been named, individually, collectively or through abusiness that they own, in 30 law suits since 2004. The suits range from the petty (a collection action for$4000 worth of hair extensions) to the slightly less petty (a claim that thecouple owes a promoter $25,000 for flying a band to a charity event). Three couples who held their weddingsat the Salahis’ Oasis vineyard have sued, claiming that the wedding billincluded large, unexplained charges.
Accordingto the Post report, some of the suitswere settled out of court, in some the Salahis were ordered to pay, and in afew cases, they won. The reportrecounts a number of incidents in which, despite settlement agreements or courtorders to do so, the Salahis or their company have not paid their creditors.
[Jeremy Telman]
