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Saleen Automotive, Inc Steve Saleen, Stephen M Saleen,Molly Saleen Saleen Automotive Defrauds Vendor and Initiates Lawsuit. Corona California
I am a veteran technical recruiter and found a great engineering candidate that wanted out of a Tier One Automotive manufacture in Detroit to find an automotive manufacture in California. I found Saleen Automotive who was in need of this specialized engineer and worked to make the introduction with Steve and Molly Saleen. After signing a contract with Molly Saleen, VP at Saleen, I introduced my engineering candidate. He interviewed and was hired. In July, the candidate moved from Detroit to California to start working as their engineer.
During July and August I spent getting the run around from VP of Finance, Controller and CPA David Fiene as he continued to stall payment by first asking for copies of the contract (already on file) then “I will follow up and let you know” and “I’ll get with Steve tomorrow and get back to you.” This back and forth went on through August until emails and phone calls went unanswered to David Fiene, Steve Saleen, and Molly Saleen in September.
On October 1st 2013, I filed suit against Saleen and its principles for Breach of Contract and failure to pay, in the District Court of Clark County, Washington: dw.courts.wa.gov.
Case Number |
Person Name |
File Date |
Participant Code |
Status |
13C6725-5 |
Saleen Automotive, Inc |
10-01-13 |
Defendant |
|
13C6725-5 |
Saleen, Molly |
10-01-13 |
Defendant |
|
13C6725-5 |
Saleen, Stephen M |
10-01-13 |
Defendant |
Sources close to Saleen say that this is not the first time Saleen has breached agreements with staffing firms. Saleen has also refused payment to several vendors and some suppliers have put Saleen on a C.O.D. and cash only, according to sources.
I provided a professional service to Saleen, which was clearly spelled out in our agreement–there was no confusion–they need to honor their written agreements and pay their bills. With the positive press Steve Saleen has received with The Saleen 351 and new ventures, I can’t image why he wouldn’t pay his bills, unless he is just dishonest or experiencing financial difficulty.
I provided a professional service to Saleen with a signed contract and Saleen principles, Steve Saleen and Molly Saleen, have completely ignored invoices and payment requests.
Warning: Don’t do business with Saleen Automotive or its officers–signed contracts mean nothing to them.
Past Saleen problems
Gary Perman is President of PermanTech, a seventeen year professional Headhunter specializing in recruiting top staff within the electronics and Automotive industry.
PermanTech is ranked among the Top 7 Executive Recruitment Firms in Washington – CEO Magazine
Gary Perman is a Certified Recruiting Personnel Consultant, Chair of IEEE Oregon Section and IEEE Technology Management Council. Member of IEEE, Society of Automotive Engineers, and a published author in trade publications.
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PermanTech
CAMAS,Washington,
Saleen to settle out of court
#2Author of original report
Sat, March 22, 2014
March 21, 2014
We are pleased to announce that Saleen Automotive, Steve Saleen and Molly Saleen are moving forward with a settlement to resolve the lawsuit against them by Gary Perman of PermanTech.
“We look forward to seeing this issue resolved with Saleen, and wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors“ – Gary Perman of PermanTech.