Paul Ardaji, Sr. aka Paul Ardaji is the father of Paul Ardaji, Jr. Paul Ardaji became famous for having produced a movie. He is a naturalized Palestinian American. For the past 20 or so years he has been involved, owned or operated restaurants on Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich, Connecticut. He was married to Lena Ardaji.
I came to know Paul Ardaji Sr., his son Paul Ardaji, Jr., and his wife Lena Ardaji in connection with his Morimoto Project. He claimed to be incredibly wealthy and successful in the restaurant business. He has been picked up in the New York Times and New York Post and New York Daily News. He gave the impression that he was worth hundreds of millions of dollars or at least a successful businessmen and not only that but that he was a big shot because he was a producer for a movie.
Meeting him and his family and investing in his venture was the worst decision of my life. He is a complete fraud with no sense of morals. He is also a publicity hound. I invested in his restaurant venture because I thought it would be successful only to see it spiral into bankruptcy because of numerous undisclosed financial problems. Only after his most recent bankruptcy and public divorce from his wife did I discover that he and his son are complete con artists. I was completely ripped off. Here is how:
1. Paul Ardaji has declared bankruptcy twice in his life and here are the cases:
In re Paul Ardaji, Case No. 5:98-bk-50307 (Bankruptcy Court Connecticut);
In re Paul Ardaji, Case No. 2007-bk-50462 (Bankruptcy Court Connecticut);
In re Ardaji Restaurant Ventures, Case No. 2007-bk-50464 (Bankruptcy Court Connecticut);
He has never disclosed this fact to his investors, banks or the media.
2. Paul Ardaji and his son have an incredibly long arrest record for everything form petty DUIs, to assult to sexual harassment and assault here is the link and a simple check of the state court website revealed numerous convictions dating back nearly 30 years:
and here is a copy of his son's mugshot:
http://arrest-mugshot-search.com/mugshot/FL/Main-Jail/2015-Jul-09/8594010/Paul-Ardaji
3. Pau Ardaji claimed to me that he owned a Mercedes S-class, a Lexus SUV, and a Porsche. And I have seen him drive around in those cars. It gave me a false sense of security because, well, simply put, if you invest with some one and they are driving around in fancy cars you tend to believe that they actually have money or have had success in their lives to afford such cars. Boy, did I get conned. The house, was a rental. It was not his. It was foreclosed upon and he rented it back. The cars? Not his and not even a rental. They belong to a friend. That's it.
4. To convince me to invest $50,000 his Morimoto venture, basically to advance him some cash, he told me he owns "all the restaurants on Greenwich Avenue." Not true. He owns between a 1 to 5% stake in two restaurants both of which have a lien against them because....I would later find out through the lengthy Ardaji bankruptcy proceedings that he apparently took out loans from many other individuals and used his stake as collateral. The restaurants themselves have gone bankrupt multiple times. There is not a single venture in this guy's life that has ever been successful. Here is a summary of Ardaji's failed Morimoto venture:
http://www.scottjosephorlando.com/news/2550-the-morimoto-project-that-wasn-t-to-be
$3.3 million scammed out of people all wasted.
5. I think any and all of the restaurants this guy is involved with needs a proper audit from a reputable accounting firm. He doesn't surround himself with honest people, which makes sense, he is the most dishonest person I have ever met in my life. His restaurants, if you go in the back like I have, are filthy. The bottled water is TAP TAP TAP. The rose wine is just a mix, not real rose.
How much did I lose? I lost $50,000 once he declared bankruptcy cause his loan to me was unsecured. He has no assets. He is like a Donald Trumpt but less successful. He steals and then declares bankruptcy (like clockwork every 10 years). The house? Wasn't his. The cars? Wasn't his. The lies? Oh, the fake background, undeclared criminal history, undisclosed bankruptcies, a divorce (he and Lena were in the process of a divorce and even she claimed fraud), the lack of a successful business history, the lack of honesty, the complete and utter lack of integrity -- everything had an excuse. The only real thing about him is he wears a gold chain, I think the gold chain is real. He is a real Hollywood fraudster in Greenwich, Connecticut. Only thing missing for this guy is political office.
The last I checked on the Connecticut court website, the court awarded custody of his little kids from Lena Ardaji (a woman that is nearly 30 years his junior) to Lena. In the bankruptcy court records, Lena even claims that Paul conned him out of money.
Stay as far away from this guy and his son as you can. He is deceitful and slimy. If you have any questions, look at the court records. It is all public.
Paul
greenwich,#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Wed, June 22, 2016
I am hereby requesting that the individual who filed the original complaint on Ripoff Report, claiming a $ 50,000 investment, to provide proof of his investment such as:
1) A signed copy of the subscription Agreement. and 2) Proof of Payment, such as a copy of the check, or Wire Transfer or any other proof of payment showing the claimed investment was made.
Make no mistake, this False claim was filed by an angry individual who did not get his way. There is no proof of investment.
It did not happen. It was a malicious character assasination attempt, plain and simple.
I respectfully request that the good people at Ripoff Report, kindly remove the Report from its website after a reasonable period of time.
Thank You
PAUL ARDAJI
greenwich,#3REBUTTAL Owner of company
Tue, June 21, 2016
After several months of research, We have identified the person who filed the false report, as an Ex Employee By the name of MARC Murphy, and NOT AN INVESTOR.
A few years ago, MR. Murphy filed a false claim with the Labor Department for unpaid wages, having embezzled $ 19,000 from the business. The judge's ruling stated: QUOTE:
'' THE ONLY FINDING OF THIS IS, THAT THIS COURT DID NOT BELIEVE ANYTHING ASSERTED BY MR. MURPHY AS TO HIS CLAIMED UNPAID WAGES, AND,THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO BASIS WHATSOEVER ON WHICH TO PREMISE A FINDING OF UNPAID WAGES " UNQUOTE.
The ruling was made on November 5, 2015, just four weeks before Mr. Murphy filed the fake Ripoff report as a revenge. The Docket number is : CV 12-60343175. Please look it up CT.GOV judicial.
I am in the process of retaining council to file a defamation suit against Mr. Murphy out of principal, knowing he is flat broke, A GAMBLER, A DRUG ADDICT, AND AN ALCOHOLIC With a CRIMINAL HISTORY.
anonymous
greenwich,#4REBUTTAL Owner of company
Wed, January 13, 2016
Almost all of the allegations in your report are false and twisted :
Lie #1) All the fancy cars I drove around were my own, and nobody else's. I do not know a friend who would let me use 3 Luxury cars.
Lie #2)The restaurants that I created, I owned no less than 50%. Mostly 100% owned by me, and financed by me personally, including the Morimoto project, in which I invested close to $ 4.0 Million of my own personal funds.
Lie #3) My house went into foreclosure because I invested all my cash assets to make a go of the Morimoto project in order to save your lousy 50K investment. Furthermore i never rented the house back.
Lie #4) I never ever bragged to you ( whoever you are ) or anyone elase about me being a man of wealth, simply because I never considered myself to be one.
Lie #5) The 2 Bankruptcies in 1996, and 2007 were both Chapter 11 re-organizations. In both cases we withdrew the bankruptcies within a few weeks, without any creditor having lost a Penny, a Nickel nor a Dime.
Lie #6) My wife Lena and I have agreed to a shared custody from day one, and that never changed.
Lie # 7) My arrest record for misdemeanors, were unfortunate incedents having only to do with petty family matters related to divorce proceedings.
Lie #8) In the Morimoto project there were 6 or 7 investors, who collectively invested a mere $ 300K. While I am still carrying personal losses on my Tax Returns totalling over $ 3.0 Million.
Lie #8) I have not worn a "Gold Chain" since 1978. Jewelry was not my thing.
Lie #9) where do you come up with the restaurants that I owned : "went bankrupt multiple times" ??
Lie #10) That garbage about the tap water , and the Rose wine, not being Rose is Insane.
Finally, let me say this : I believe I know who the author is. He is not and was never an investor in the Morimoto project. The people who invested in the Morimoto project were decent people and know me better, much better than this. However We will soon find out, as I am in the process of retaining an attorney to file a lawsuit, and a motion to disclose the identity of the person who filed the report.
A personal message to the person who filed the false report : You know that I know who you are. MM !! I recommend you see a psychiatrist. Better yet, you belong back in prison. See you in court.