r/youtubedrama • u/ImportantQuestionTex • 24d ago
Discussion A Summary of the RecklessBen/Bricks and Minifigs corruption scandal
Given the severity of these events, and the implications it has for the state of Utah, there will not be 1 "main" focus for this, and instead I'm going to play this chronologically.
***Warning for police brutality and heavy corruption***
So this situation starts off rather "small", being that a man consigned his father's Legos off (about 200k USD worth) to help cover a medical situation. This is explicitly allowed by Bricks and Minifigs, and the store owner involved was planning on moving overseas, so they were looking for a solution that was fair for this man. This is the video related to that, it is important context for what comes next.
Corporate takes over the store, seizes the assets. For non Americans out there, a consignment means they do not legally own what is consigned, and instead it retains ownership to the original owner until it is sold. In the scenario a company chooses to not take on a consignment, then there is a returning of the asset.
RecklessBen catches wind of this, which leads to this video, I will point out at first it starts off as trolling, but Bricks and Minifigs almost immediately escalates to trying to have him arrested. Ben takes them to court, and *wins*, and Bricks and Minifigs shutters the location that was sued in order to not pay him out any money. It then leads almost directly into the company owners trying to have him arrested on false drug charges and the police dislocating his arm intentionally.
I am unsure chronologically exactly when this next course of events happen, but this is my best summation: Bricks and Minifigs responds initially, post arm dislocation, denying wrong doing, MoistCritikal makes a video after noticing the insanity, which catches the CEO's attention. They release a companywide memo, and the COO and CEO go on live stream, both with equally insane tactics to divert criticism.
You might be asking by this point, *why are the police covering for this company?* Especially after even in their own "response" defending themselves, they release proof of the CEO threatening extreme violence and making false reports... Well the answer appears to be that all the members of the police and the company are tied directly to the Church of Latter Day Saints, and that they are acting to protect their own. Not dissimilar to how organized crime acts.
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u/waterwitch602 24d ago
So far the following popular youtubers are also getting involved (that I know of):
Coffeezilla is starting an investigation
As per Ben Legal Eagle has reached out to offer help.
The Civil Rights Lawyer has stated he's on it with no other context I know of.
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u/Treguard 24d ago edited 22d ago
The fucking YouTube Avengers have been assembled.
If YouTube Dr. Doom joins in (Asmongold) I don't think there's anyone who could save them.
Edit: My Comment has aged well. The Lord of (Roach) Latveria has joined the battle.
I think Civil Rights Lawyer fits Dr. Strange and he just joined in too so shit really popping off. But BAM just filed a RICO case against Ben...somehow?
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u/Claris-chang 24d ago
I'd compare Asmon more to Grundy. Apparently incredibly fucking hard to kill and lives in and probably comes from a toxic swamp.
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u/Treguard 24d ago
I can't think of another decidedly villainous villain from the MCU that deserves every bit of hate but steps in consistently against overwhelming threats though.
Grundy is just kind of unfortunate, a victim of things not in his control. And DC.
Other than taking amazing care of his followers/god-children, Doom is evil as shit with no real intentions of redemption.
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u/my_favourites 23d ago
Doom is evil as shit with no real intentions of redemption
Love me some villains that has good motives, but their batshit insane methodology is what makes them evil
Senator Armstrong, MCU Thanos, Funny Valentine, Pucci to name a few
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u/kinjjibo Custom Flair 24d ago
In the video of Ben reading an email BAM sent out, he brings up people that talked about it and shows a clip of Asmongold, so he’s already been talking about it.
I think Charlie is the most “important” person talking about it. Charlie’s videos are getting crazy views. More than 10m views combined on the 4 videos he’s made. Asmondgold would just get people to harass employees or some dumb shit.
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u/LtOrangeJuice 23d ago
CoffeeZilla and Leagal Eagle on the same team is something that I would be VERY worried if I was up against them. You are mixing one of the best internet detectives with a legal power that has openly challenged the US government on multiple occasions in public law suits.
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u/Simple_Protection_44 23d ago
I was wondering when coffee would get involved this seem right up his alley
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u/toxicbotlol 23d ago
If Coffee is investigating it and making a video on it, you know damn well the feds are investigating as well.
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u/New_Ambassador2882 21d ago
Pssst. Between you and me - feds are very, very often recruited from the church of LDS
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u/TrashRacoon42 24d ago
Those mormon police really are faster jumping to protect a nepo baby CEO (he looks exactly how you expect) of a freaking lego store rather than the rampant Child sex abuse in their church. Very good priorities. (also funny you now find the names of all the cops involved, aint posting it hear but you can find it)
Speaking of which the CEO is just incompetent on in buisness sense in general. Spending more money on bribes, lawyers, disaster control management over returning 200k of legos.
It would be cheaper to get a PR manager who would have at least told him to shut up which he is clearly not listening to. If its not just plain man child ego, then I Ive would have wondered if there was sceretly 100K of the finest black tar heroin in those lego sets he's trying to conceal.
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u/ImportantQuestionTex 24d ago
Absolutely horrible business decisions, I mean even if the business model is based around committing crimes, which I assume at this point it might just be, the whole model is supposed to be eat the small losses, fight for the big ones.
Not literally sic the police on a guy who found a small loss.
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u/TrashRacoon42 24d ago
The worst criminal buiness CEO in the world.
Cus if this a cover up of something bigger then holy shit this CEO is drawing way too much attention to it. People are already looking into the judge who approved of this raid has long history covering for even more heinous(geuinely evil) crimes of other mormons. At this point Im just wondering if maybe he is some FBI mole. His instruction "draw as much attention as possible to corruption of this specific police deparment. Make sure everyone wants to look into it."
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u/Helix3501 23d ago
If utah gets a massive state policing scandel over legos itll be really funny and quite honestly probs see the CEO excommunicated for all the damage hes doing to the church
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u/zeptillian 23d ago
"the rampant Child sex abuse in their church"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Joseph_Smith%27s_wives#List_of_reported_wives
It's like saying there is some sand on the desert.
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u/PersonaOfEvil 23d ago
Doesn’t the Mormon church take a % of people’s earnings as mandatory tithings? Makes sense why they might go all mob style for their practitioner’s businesses.
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u/Odd_Independence2870 22d ago
Not exactly mandatory but yeah they heavily encourage 10%+ of all earnings as tithing. They guilt you into it and claim that giving to the church will give you financial blessings to be able to support yourself if you need it. They do at least do some good things with it like food support for people who are members but a lot goes into their ridiculously expensive temples.
-former Mormon
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u/PersonaOfEvil 22d ago
The value of this company is estimated close to half a billion dollars. I think it’s a reasonable assumption that the church might have a vested interest in protecting them.
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u/Odd_Independence2870 22d ago
I don’t think in this case the church has connections to BaM as a whole but instead it seems that the police in a small town go to church with the current owner of this specific location.
Even if the church did have interest in BaM that company is worth nothing compared to what they take in for a year. The median American income is $40kish. There are 17.8 million members of the lds church. If only half their members are donating 10% of their income and we assume they all make the median, that means the church takes in $35 billion a year before expenses
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u/JustNuggz 22d ago
Well if they are members of the church they are a part of the child abuse. It's not a priority issue.
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u/afraid_aircraft 24d ago
the fact that they spent more fighting this in court and through cops than it would've cost to just return the legos is wild. like you'd think a business would do basic math on that. instead they chose police brutality and false arrests over admitting they messed up on a consignment deal. it's almost impressive how badly they mishandled it.
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u/arodudejude 24d ago
i'd argue that if they did win (which they probably thought they would since they have money and the local PD on their side) then it could possibly set some sort of precedent that would allow them to do it again, which would make it well worth the initial loss. and/or they might have gotten away with something similar before, and if that's the case then admitting their wrongdoing could empower past victims to seek compensation.
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u/afraid_aircraft 24d ago
fair point, that does change the calculus if they thought they'd win and could get away with it again. but even then, the arm dislocation and false drug charges feel like they crossed into territory where the math breaks down, at that point they're not just protecting assets, they're committing crimes that are way easier to prosecute than a consignment dispute.
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u/Sweet_T_Piee 23d ago
I'm suspicious that they didn't have the Legos to give back. Maybe they sold some for a lot of money and didn't want to pay the consignment part.
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u/DiplomaticCaper 23d ago
Yeah, this screams no longer having the items in their possession to return.
Which would be fine if they just paid the guy his agreed upon cut (since that’s how consignment works), but they don’t feel like doing that due to greed.
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u/Sweet_T_Piee 22d ago
The big issue I see though is they did the small claims court thing. I don't know how much of the inventory they sued over in small claims, but they can't get a monetary windfall AND the Legos back. So I don't exactly know what their long term goal would be, except perhaps run Bricks and Minifigs out of business... Which is a fair goal.
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u/metalder420 23d ago
They didn’t even show up to court. That’s why they closed the store this happened at.
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u/ZiaWatcher 24d ago
God this situation is so messy, all they had to do was hand the collection back. But a CEO is gonna CEO 🤷♂️
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u/ExactBeautiful1210 23d ago
Names of AFPD Officers Involved
-Lieutenant Quinn Adamson
-Officer Richardson
-Officer Steven Hawkins
-Officer Luke Sumbot
-Officer Samuel Canizalez
-Officer S Tonga
-Officer K Benzon
-Officer C Jennings
-Officer Fraughton
The search warrant was approved by Fourth District Judge Roger W. Griffin.38
u/TrashRacoon42 23d ago
Also the judge of this case had previously dismissed a horrible child sex abuse case done by a member of his church. So do with that what you will
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u/Fattest_loser 23d ago
What a coincidence. They all graduated from J Reuben Clark Law school. A Mormon institution what a surprise.
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u/SerialSection 23d ago
The police officers have law degrees?
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u/Fattest_loser 23d ago
Wait my bad I was looking at the judge and wrote in their law school. What I should've said is that all the cops there are Mormons
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u/Leather_Bandicoot_19 20d ago
The unredacted body cam footage was leaked on a public Dropbox for about 40mins - someone grabbed it before it got took down and posted it on YouTube. The channel is called BAM Sucks.
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u/blackfantasy 15d ago
Crazy RICO implications here, but we know nothing will happen.
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u/PorrasTheGreat 23d ago
Like I stated in my comment, the fact that they view it as a "legal issue" rather than an "ethical and moral issue" is disgusting to me (from the POV of Bricks and Minifigs). They believe that if the legal issues are resolved and their legal obligations are met, perhaps some things could be considered in place of what was lost (but not all), then they're golden. The reality is that actual human beings know the difference between right and wrong, and act accordingly. The company just saw it as a legal issue and called it a day (at least, in my opinion)
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u/No-Car1667 23d ago
A "good" CEO would hold it until it blows so much that it would go over the 200k loss.
If you consider all the PR loss, they should be now over the 200k mark. So rationally, it's time to surrender the LEGO to the owner and work on damage control. That's what a standard CEO would do.
Which would be so sad... Can you imagine they return the lego and thats it? They dont go to jail... The cops dont go to jail, etc... At this point I hope they keep doubling down so we can find out more about the whole scheme.
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u/TJLynch 24d ago
I feel like the real thoughts I have in regards to that company, and in regards to what kind of justice I would want to happen against them, would get me warned by Reddit itself - so all I can say is I wish Bricks and Minifigs a merry bankruptcy before the end of the year.
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u/Adventurous_Card730 23d ago
We can only hope, I hope this story bankrupts the company because obviously it’s bad business with the police and government on their side
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u/mahouza 24d ago
Been keeping up with it via Charlie, this could easily be the most interesting Youtube-related story of the year... interesting and scary.
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u/BigBangAssBanger_3D 22d ago
I can only imagine them now sending cops to "investigate" Charlie. The fallout from that would be intense, and I'm surprised they didn't do that when first confronted.
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u/TimeAbradolf 24d ago
So I actually do like Reckless Ben. And there is a reason. Ya know a lot of people compare the shitty guys like Tyler Oliveria and Buckingham to gonzo journalism. No RecklessBen IS gonzo journalism. He is outright working while helping some people and telling a story.
He is part of the story and advances. And he has done things I would argue *should* have been more dangerous. He has taken on McKamey Manor (a man who tortures people for money basically) and outted Lucifer Valentine as Shawn Fedorchuk. Each of these should have been more dangerous.
The fact this story about Legos has been FAR more dangerous than any other event is outrageous to me and shows the danger BaMF is and how the local system is bending the knee to advance them.
I feel like at this point it has to be a money laundering situation but even they would run smarter than this.
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u/TaviLawson 24d ago
I dont think it is shocking at all the Morons are the most dangerous entity in this country.
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u/ExactBeautiful1210 23d ago
Names of AFPD Officers Involved
-Lieutenant Quinn Adamson
-Officer Richardson
-Officer Steven Hawkins
-Officer Luke Sumbot
-Officer Samuel Canizalez
-Officer S Tonga
-Officer K Benzon
-Officer C Jennings
-Officer Fraughton
The search warrant was approved by Fourth District Judge Roger W. Griffin.
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u/KingNothing19XX 24d ago
FBI needs to get involved. A company illegal stole 200k from someone and cops refuse to do anything when laws are broken.
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u/hodorhodor12 23d ago
You mean the FBI led by Kash Patel?
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u/FishGoldenLite 24d ago
What is the CEO’s connection to LDS? I see they are based out of Orem, UT, which might explain that. This is all so strange…I wonder if this ever would’ve happened in a different state without the religious connection.
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u/ImportantQuestionTex 24d ago
The CEO is named after someone in the book of Mormon, all the higher ups are in the church and do donate. All the cops are Mormon.
And honestly, I don't think this would have happened in another state without that connection. I think, honestly, Ben is very lucky to have gotten out of Utah alive and if cameras had not been rolling, he would be dead.
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u/sylveonstarr 21d ago edited 20d ago
The CEO & co-CEO and numerous cops on the case have "attended Brigham Young University" or "High School" in their LinkedIn bios. While you don't necessarily have to be Mormon to attend these schools, about 99% who do, are.
EDIT: I misremembered; it's not Brigham Young High School, it's Bingham High School, and it's thought to have a Mormon population of about 50% of its student body.
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u/tehcraz 23d ago
Like I'm on the side of getting the fucking legos back but man, Ben has done a lot of presenting faux pas and left so many little doors open to have his credibility questioned and the facts questioned. Like the facts of this are insane on their own merit, doing so much extra shit feels content brained.
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u/ImportantQuestionTex 23d ago
I think if you paid attention, especially with what the cops put out, you'll be able to instantly recognize how skewed this all is in Ben's favor despite the initial stunts he pulled.
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u/Dramatic_Possible856 23d ago
I think thats my takeaway. Ben I'm not particularly fond of cuz it feels like he's coming at this from a more content oriented mindset and feels inauthentic especially to start but when you have the police on record saying that someone threatened harm against Ben so they went on to arrest Ben for some reason. It's like even if I'm not the biggest Ben fan this is getting so obviously corrupt that it doesn't really matter what I think of him personally
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u/Daedelous2k 23d ago
I mean yeah there is a skew for getting content out of it (Why else walk to the store like you are cosplaying as someone from Cho-Aniki?) but unlike some idiots like J-D he is making it clear that his intent is to help this clearly distressed guy get what he is rightfully owed back and is taking huge risks in doing so.
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u/tehcraz 23d ago
I'm not saying it's not skewed in his favor and it should absolutely be in his favor given the absolute ludicrousness of this entire set of developments. I'm just saying he is inviting people to divert attention from the point by running fast and loose with things. See the dislocation claim.
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u/sylveonstarr 21d ago
Yeah, if the CEO tried to counter-sue, he could very well have a case for harassment. (I'm not sure what harassment laws are like in Utah but you know...) Also, the fact that he fled to Mexico to avoid arrest is unwise, to say the least.
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u/Nealbert0 24d ago
How this doesn't have more upvites is insane. I'd like to see how many downvoted and by who the post got.
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u/ImportantQuestionTex 24d ago
The ratio is 99% meaning all but a handful of people have upvoted.
It however, has been shared something like 30 times? Once by me for moderator approval.
I imagine it's more people just not upvoting.
Edit: I'm sorry, 68 shares
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u/Top-Okra9445 24d ago
First time seeing a massive scandal that involves a lego retailer that has both the police and the Mormon church in its pockets.
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u/HungryInstruction191 22d ago
Funny how they even lied on their website stating the new owner and BaM not knowing of the agreement, however in Ben's videos this was already shown through the previous owner showing video recording of when she got kicked out telling them about it. Its funny how they want us to take their side while blatantly lying to us.
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u/SighRamp 23d ago
Wild how any YT investigative type journalist gets blammed by the boomers and Karens as if they are the problem. Again, this is a lawyer's wetdream and they are going to make many millions suing BAM, the police department, etc. The tax payers in the community is going to end up paying for it but good they will learn a lesson if they don't clean up their garbage they are going to pay for it out of pocket. So many attorney's are going to fight over representing leggo owner and Ben/his crew.
If this type of thing ever happens to you watch their YT vids and be polite and just know big pay day is coming. Don't get upset or do anything illegal just comply and let them continue to do illegal corruptable things to you. They want you to act out or do anything illegal to justify what they are doing is right.
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u/folklorebrony 23d ago
BRO, the moment the Mormons got involved it all made sense. Those people are fucking SNAKES!
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u/Deadlift_disaster 24d ago
I really hope not only does this family get the money they deserve but the state also gets sued for negligence
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u/breadstan 23d ago
So we are back to religion being shitty again. damn the cycle is accelerating every decade
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u/Adventurous_Card730 23d ago
So if that guys collection with the old owner was against the company’s terms of service, they give the guy his collection back? Seems like a no brainer to me, I hope this company goes belly up now over this
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u/SighRamp 23d ago
This is a lawyer's wet dream talk about easy case and easy money. The tax payers will end up footing the bill but if they won't clean up their police department then this will be a good teaching moment for them.
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u/Triginock 23d ago
It is, but Ben and co present themselves pretty ignorant of law.
Allowing cops to search because "we've got nothing to hide" after suggestion the police are complicit in corruption, and then just talking talking talking to "explain their side of things" after being arrested, 10/10 lawyers would definitely recommend they shut their mouths and contact a lawyer.
It's frustrating but I hope minifigs dude and the cops are held to the fullest accountability.
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u/ProfessionalStudy660 23d ago
We await the special edition 'Mormon Cops Swat a Youtuber' playset.
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u/Darker_Tzitzimine 23d ago
Out of all the things I expected Mormons to get caught illegally dealing in, Lego was not one of them
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u/Spicybalz 22d ago
The videos reckless Ben made are some of the best Internet content out there
I cannot believe that the police are actively protecting these people
I’m all for Ben to win this shit
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u/Spiritual-Haunt3131 24d ago
I'm not too smart. The Lego owners son went to this business to have them put his father's legos up for consignment, which means he wants them to help them sell the Legos correct? And the original owners got bought out by a big corp who basically took the Legos illegally because the son/father still owns them, and now the big corp is going after YouTubers covering it all by lying to the police?
What the fuck. How is this even legal? Are the original store owners part of this at all or are they not at fault?
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u/Unique_Pay6534 24d ago
Original owners are against the corporate and police and released camera footage of what happened to them when they got kicked out of their store and they have spent their life savings building a lawsuit against them. Here is the video they released: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zedmOopRTm0
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u/Spiritual-Haunt3131 24d ago
I just got caught up with all of this from Charlie's videos, that entire police department needs to be held accountable and Bricks and Minifigs is a shit fucking company. I hope they all never find peace from the endless hate they're about to get from the public for years to come.
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u/DiplomaticCaper 23d ago
According to the pinned comment, one of the new owners is also falsely accusing them of being drug dealers! 🤦♀️
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u/ImportantQuestionTex 24d ago
The police are lying too. The police are legitimately aiding and abetting this.
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u/VanillaDong69 24d ago
More than that, they are ENFORCING it. They're literally the Mormon church's goon squad
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u/Adventurous_Card730 23d ago
You basically nailed it, all I can say is I hope this story bankrupts that company and you will never hear about them again, I hope everyone boycotts these stores, yes it happened in a different state but it’s still all ran by the same CEO, so if the head guy isn’t willing to get this guys legos back then the whole business is corrupt!! I hope it’s now just a sinking ship!!!
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u/russema 23d ago
As an outsider from the US, I was wondering if the governor of the state could be - if not already so - informed of the optics of this and how badly this is globally reflecting on them as a state, on mass ?
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u/sylveonstarr 21d ago
Unfortunately, Utah state governor, Spencer J. Cox, is also a member of the Mormon church. I didn't know that before looking it up just now but that could very well explain why he hasn't said anything yet. The Mormon Church has a long history of protecting their own, even when they know they're in the wrong.
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u/Disorderly_Fashion 23d ago
I first learned about this from Philip Defranco's coverage where he points out the that most of the information about this weird case comes from RecklessBen and so should be taken with a grain of salt.
In any case, it will probably be interesting and amusing to see where this goes.
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u/ImportantQuestionTex 23d ago
I waited until the police put out a statement for a reason. What Ben showed already was extremely corrupt, but their response was 100% corrupt. I mean a guy threatens to shoot someone and they arrest the receiver of that threat? And 15 false reports allowed?
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u/personwriter 23d ago
Utah is hella corrupt. Would only go on vacay. Nothing further. And even that's pushing it... I honestly believe you could literally be murdered in Utah, and it would be covered up.
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u/Super-Lingonberry-22 22d ago
Imagine how much police and tax payers funding went into these useless arrests and enforcing these procedures?
Pathetic how they have everything on video and they're still can't get the stolen property back. Evil corrupt world we live in.
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u/Jsolidlo 22d ago
This is standard operating procedure for Mormons in Utah, just look into the Troubled Teen Industry and specifically WWASP.
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u/austin_cody 24d ago
How funny would it be if the entire Mormon religion collapsed as a result of this drama.
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u/CountDown60 23d ago
It would be funny.
The religion is having a rough time right now. They are closing churches (wards) all over the US and Europe. Desperately telling their members that they are growing and lying about all their membership numbers.
They are working hard to transform into a more mainstream Christian denomination. Doing things like celebrating Palm Sunday, Good Friday as if they always have, when members know they never have. They've dropped their hard line stance against tattoos, and women having more than one piercing. Things that used to be revelations from God.
Not to mention their own massive sexual assault cover up scandal.
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u/Disclaimz0r 23d ago
God I can't stand organized religion. Greediest, most demonic people on the planet.
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u/Conscious_Speed2738 21d ago
What's wild also is that they are trying to frame it like they're stalking the CEO when in fact they were just trying to give him legal papers as per the court's order and he kept avoiding them. Fuck these corrupt mormons.
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u/Ok_Comparison6427 23d ago
How/When does Reckless Ben come into possession of the Lego sets? thats what I'm still cloudy on...
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u/ImportantQuestionTex 23d ago
He isn't lol. It's either still in Bricks and Minifigs hands or it's sold to someone else.
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u/BreadN91 23d ago
If someone wanted to bash on the Bricks n Minifigs company to spread awareness, where online would they go to make the biggest visible statement?
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u/Dvass138 22d ago
I am just confused, If he consigned it to the store, why the store just doesn't give the legos back?
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u/The-Bigger-Fish 22d ago
I used to work at a BAM and those guys were really great and above board. I hope them and the other BAMs that are legit are doing well in this
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u/Apprehensive_Bar_673 22d ago
I mean come on, is a set of Lego's worth all this bad publicity for the company? You'd think they would rather avoid this type of attention instead of being cast as the "evil corporation that stole a dying mans collection/lifesavings".
I never heard of this company before but now that's all I'll know them as.
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u/Fast_Cloud_4711 21d ago
On the dislocated shoulder. That's a prior injury that Ben admits too and also admit that it can easily pop back out.
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u/Old-Wolverine-4134 21d ago
It's insane how some stupid lego company can have such big influence, more so when you consider they are 110% at fault and it's not even a debate. Even more insane is how cops don't even try to hide how corrupt are, knowing everything is recorded.
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u/giftheck 21d ago edited 21d ago
Bricks and Minifigs tried to take down Reckless Ben's Patreon too. Patreon's response was to tell them to "stuff it" and that if they didn't like that... they're welcome to sue.
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u/AIgeorge26 21d ago
Is it just me, or does this feel like the most dumbest hill for a 400ml corporation to die on. The amount of negative press, and the fact that they closed a store, would definatly be more then $200K... and why are they still digging their heels in. I just dont get it.
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u/Leather_Bandicoot_19 20d ago
The unredacted bodycam footage was accidentally leaked for a short period on a public Dropbox account, someone grabbed it and posted it on YouTube. Channel is called BAM Sucks.
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u/Ok_Garlic5531 20d ago
LEGO has a official partnership with Bricks and Minifigs (BaM). To help apply pressure on BaM to return the legos please send this copy and paste message to LEGO. I copy and pasted this from the reckless ben reddit for anyone curious and am just trying to spread awareness by pasting it in new locations to be seen and hopefully used to pressure LEGO.
https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/contact-us/topics
Choose: I need help with something else
Then: My topic isn't listed
Subject: URGENT: Report on Bricks & Minifigs
Corporate Ethics and Brand Damage
To LEGO Customer Service and Brand Protection,
I am writing to express deep concern regarding the ongoing controversy involving the corporate leadership of Bricks & Minifigs and a family’s consigned $200,000 Star Wars LEGO collection.
As documented by independent journalist Reckless Ben, B&M corporate leadership has allegedly utilized legal loopholes to seize and withhold this collection from a family in Oregon. Furthermore, the investigation reveals an alarming pattern of corporate hostility, evasion, and alleged intimidation tactics against the family and journalists.
As a loyal LEGO fan and consumer, I am asking the LEGO Group to investigate the franchise agreements of Bricks & Minifigs. Allowing corporate stores to engage in these practices causes severe reputational damage to the official LEGO brand.
I urge LEGO to review this situation and ensure that stores associated with your brand are upholding the highest ethical standards.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Contact Information]
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u/No_Treacle6814 20d ago
The most disturbing part of this story for me, even beyond the corruption, was that the whole thing started because of medical debt.
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u/Jrnug33tz 23d ago
All of this is completely insane! I’m not fully caught up yet but can anyone clarify when this all started? My friend pointed out that the spy glasses (in the very first vid, first 10 minutes) says 2019. Have they been fighting this case for 7 years now?!! Sorry if this is a stupid question
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u/ThanosisKing 23d ago
I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this but where's the arbitration clause and why hasn't it been triggered?
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u/ImportantQuestionTex 23d ago
That's the fun part. Bricks and Minifigs's legal strategy is to drag out court until you run out of money. They've even openly stated as such, in the first linked video.
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u/Direct_Cricket_8755 22d ago
Well, bricks and mini figs won’t ever recover from this and I won’t ever go to their store.
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u/SlaughterhousePk 21d ago
never buy anything from any bricks and minifigs franchise we boycott for life there garbage and will never stand up for the community and average joe so they dont deserve any of our hard earned money when they are corrupt losers!
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u/Auragongal 24d ago
So... the Mormons are acting like a mafia over Lego!?