Ganjapreneur reports..
The former CEO for Shryne Group, the California multi-state cannabis operator behind the popular STIIIZY brand, was charged with multiple fraud felonies in connection with his time at a different company.
The former CEO for Shryne Group, the California-based cannabis holding company and multistate operator behind the popular STIIIZY and Honeyleaf brands, was charged in Alameda County last week with multiple fraud felonies related to a different company.
Brian Mitchell — who recently stepped down as CEO “for personal reasons unrelated to Shryne,” the company said in a press release — was charged with one felony count of conspiracy to commit a crime, six counts of felony insurance fraud, and two counts of workers’ compensation fraud, the Bay Area News Group reports. The charges stem from his time at the helm of Signature Painting and Construction, Inc.
Mitchell co-founded Signature with Eric Oller, who is facing similar charges. Authorities also charged Yama Sekander — who owns a Concord, California-based company called A-1 World Class Painting — with one count of felony workers’ compensation fraud. The men were arraigned last Monday in Alameda County court and all three have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
